Duxbury Networking, local distributor for Sitara Networks Quality of Service (QoS) products, says it has released the first QoS management solution that enables centralised policy-setting, distribution and control of remote QoS devices.
QoSDirector is designed to give network administrators have one central application for applying and enforcing QoS policies across large, geographically distributed networks.
It is geared towards the optimisation of network resources, while delivering consistent, measurable service to users. Its intuitive, browser-based application is said to allow network administrators to set and distribute precise policies for all traffic types across multiple locations.
"This ensures that mission-critical traffic and high priority users get the bandwidth they need, while, at the same time, fairly allocating remaining bandwidth to other locations, users and applications," says Duxbury`s chief technology officer, Graham Vorster.
"QoSDirector not only enables administrators to set global policies, but also monitor, enforce and refine them dynamically. Administrators can set thresholds for different traffic types, locations, and/users; QoSDirector then provides automatic alerts when thresholds are exceeded.
"This feedback loop allows administrators to see the immediate impact and effectiveness of policies and fine-tune them as network and/or user needs dictate - even on the fly," he adds.
QoSDirector is based on an open design that promotes easy integration with other systems in the network. For example, using QoSDirector`s XML, HTTP, SNMP (versions 1, 2c and 3) and CLI-based Applications Programming Interfaces (API), administrators can export data to existing systems, such as Operation Systems.
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