Was just an option that was recommended at that timeframe…. not happening now I’m told
> On Nov 23, 2016, at 5:23 PM, Wireless Administrator <[email protected]> wrote: > > Procera was/is for sale! > > Ouch …. > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3X-e1TJBzzQ > <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3X-e1TJBzzQ> > > From: Af [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>] On > Behalf Of Ken Hohhof > Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2016 1:58 PM > To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Traffic Shaping Appliance > > One other thing, the specs on the Procera hardware (I assume it’s basically a > rackmount server) require a datacenter or at least controlled environment, > the temperature range is pretty narrow. <> > > Even some towers where we have shelter space, I can’t guarantee the > temperature specs they want. > > > From: Af [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>] On > Behalf Of Paul Stewart > Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2016 12:52 PM > To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Traffic Shaping Appliance > > Procera isn’t licensed per user .. it’s licensed based on throughput and > features > > >> On Nov 23, 2016, at 1:51 PM, Kurt Fankhauser <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> OK, I think Procera and Sandvine both have a per user cost (maybe a couple >> dollars per user) and Procera has a cost for purchasing upfront. My box >> which can do a gig of traffic cost $18,000 with the first year of signature >> updates and it is like $2500 annually after that. >> >> On Wed, Nov 23, 2016 at 1:48 PM, Wireless Administrator <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> Kurt, >>> We use PPPoE/Radius to set basic Queues on the Access Servers but want to >>> do shaping at an application level. Ntop reports are showing an increasing >>> number of things getting out of control. Windows updates %#@?! for one. >>> >>> Steve >>> >>> From: Af [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>] On >>> Behalf Of Kurt Fankhauser >>> Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2016 1:44 PM >>> To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Traffic Shaping Appliance >>> >>> Are you are just looking to shape general traffic to a client (like give >>> someone a 1.5Mbps plan) then you could use Mikrotik and simple queues which >>> is very in-expensive. If you want to do some shaping on an application like >>> only streaming or Windows Updates and stuff like that then that's where >>> things start to get expensive. I am using the Procera myself for that and >>> although I havn't tried any of the other brands you mention I am very happy >>> with the Procera. >>> >>> On Wed, Nov 23, 2016 at 1:33 PM, Wireless Administrator <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> We’re in the market for a traffic shaping appliance and have had a look at >>> Procera so far. I have a list of vendors/products a have assembled over >>> time that I was going to look into: >>> >>> Saisei >>> NetEqualizer >>> Packeteer (Bluecoat) >>> NetEnforcer (Allot) >>> Network Composer (Cymphonix) >>> Exinda >>> >>> Anyone care to share experiences on this subject? >>> >>> Steve B.
