# Traffic Control HOWTO

Version &version;
Martin
A.
Brown
linux-ip.net

    martin@linux-ip.net

Federico
Bolelli
Unimore

    167439@studenti.unimore.it

Natale
Patriciello
Unimore

    natale.patriciello@unimore.it

&pubdate;

© 2016, 2006, Martin A. Brown

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1.1.0
2016-01-30
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Incorporate new qdisc description sections written by Federico Bollelli and Natale Patriciello
1.0.2
2006-10-28
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Add references to HFSC, alter author email addresses
1.0.1
2003-11-17
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Added link to Leonardo Balliache's documentation
1.0
2003-09-24
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reviewed and approved by TLDP
0.7
2003-09-14
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incremental revisions, proofreading, ready for TLDP
0.6
2003-09-09
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minor editing, corrections from Stef Coene
0.5
2003-09-01
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HTB section mostly complete, more diagrams, LARTC pre-release
0.4
2003-08-30
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added diagram
0.3
2003-08-29
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substantial completion of classless, software, rules, elements and components sections
0.2
2003-08-23
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major work on overview, elements, components and software sections
0.1
2003-08-15
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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.