1. In the manage tab, select a class in the
left window pane.
2. Verify or modify properties, as described in the
following table.
3. Click apply changes to update the settings.
| Class Property |
Description |
| Name |
Rename a traffic class by giving it a unique name (up to 31 characters).
Use only alphanumeric characters and underscores ( _ ), dashes (
- ), and periods ( . ). Note that when renaming a class you are
not allowed to change just the case; for example, you cannot rename
HTTP to http.
Note: If you rename a class and that class has an event
associated with it, the class name is not automatically updated
in the event registration. Therefore, after renaming a class, you
will need to re-register the event with the new class name.
|
| Parent |
The class' parent in the traffic tree is displayed (cannot be
modified). |
| Type |
Exception traffic classes are always positioned above non-exception
classes in the tree. When you make a class an exception class, you
redefine the search order that PacketWise uses to find a match for
traffic flow. For details, see Create
an Exception Class.
Standard traffic types have no exception or inheritable attributes.
Inheritable traffic classes have policies that can be inherited
by a sibling class, if the sibling doesn't have its own policy. For
details, see Create
an Inheritable Traffic Class. |
| Traffic Discovery within Class |
Enable/disable traffic discovery within a specific class. Some
traffic classes will not allow traffic discovery within the class
because they already are as detailed as possible—that is, child
classes cannot be generated for the class. For example, a class that
matches on IPX cannot be further classified. For details, see Turn
on Traffic Discovery for an Individual Class. |
| Host Analysis |
Check the Top Talkers and Top Listeners checkboxes
to track the top twenty talkers and/or listeners for this class. When
these options are selected, they become links that take you to other
windows. For details, see Track
Hosts that Generate the Most Traffic. |
| Response Time Measurement |
If a Total Delay Threshold Active checkbox is displayed,
Response Time Measurement (RTM) is available and you can set thresholds.
See RTM Overview.
If you see "Not Available," this class is not a connection-based TCP
traffic class and RTM is not appropriate.
Note: This option is not available on PacketShaper ISP models. |
| Comment |
Enter a description (up to 79 characters). This field can be used
as a search criteria for customer portal pages. Note: The following
special characters are not allowed: quote ("), ampersand (&),
and backslash (\). |
| Owner |
If this class is associated with a particular user or customer,
specify the customer name (up to 32 characters). This field can be
used as a search criteria for customer portal pages. Note:
The following special characters are not allowed: quote ("), ampersand
(&), and backslash (\). |
| Performance |
This item appears when the selected address-based class is not
currently cached. (The name of an uncached class also appears in
italic in the traffic tree.) Because uncached classes can cause
a minor degradation in performance, you can improve performance
by making all address-based classes cacheable. One way to do this
is to remove a match-all class near the uncached class. For example,
try removing a Default bucket that is a sibling of the parent of
the uncached class(es).
Note: This option is only available on PacketShaper ISP
models.
|
| Matching Rule |
A class' matching rule displays the characteristics of the selected
traffic class. See Matching
Rules. |
