# Traffic Control HOWTO

## Version 1.0.2

### Martin A. Brown

linux-ip.net

`<martin@linux-ip.net>`

"Oct 2006"

Revision History
Revision 1.0.2 | 2006-10-28 | Revised by: MAB
Add references to HFSC, alter author email addresses
Revision 1.0.1 | 2003-11-17 | Revised by: MAB
Added link to Leonardo Balliache's documentation
Revision 1.0 | 2003-09-24 | Revised by: MAB
reviewed and approved by TLDP
Revision 0.7 | 2003-09-14 | Revised by: MAB
incremental revisions, proofreading, ready for TLDP
Revision 0.6 | 2003-09-09 | Revised by: MAB
minor editing, corrections from Stef Coene
Revision 0.5 | 2003-09-01 | Revised by: MAB
HTB section mostly complete, more diagrams, LARTC pre-release
Revision 0.4 | 2003-08-30 | Revised by: MAB
added diagram
Revision 0.3 | 2003-08-29 | Revised by: MAB
substantial completion of classless, software, rules, elements and components sections
Revision 0.2 | 2003-08-23 | Revised by: MAB
major work on overview, elements, components and software sections
Revision 0.1 | 2003-08-15 | Revised by: MAB
initial revision (outline complete)

Traffic control encompasses the sets of mechanisms and operations by which packets are queued for transmission/reception on a network interface. The operations include enqueuing, policing, classifying, scheduling, shaping and dropping. This HOWTO provides an introduction and overview of the capabilities and implementation of traffic control under Linux.

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