Bandwidth Management

You can use application layer bandwidth management to control the amount of network bandwidth that can be used to transfer certain file types. This allows you to discourage non-productive traffic and encourage productive traffic on your network.

For example, you can limit the bandwidth used to download MP3 files over FTP to no more than 400 kilobits per second (kbps). Whether one user or 100 users are downloading MP3 files, this policy limits their aggregate bandwidth to 400 kbps.

For information on configuring bandwidth management, see NETWORK | Interfaces | +Add/Edit Interface > Advanced > Bandwidth Managementin the SonicOS technical documentation.