Router for Bandwidth Allocation

[Donald_63]

Hi

I have recently got a 100MB private line into my business address which is presented as a Ethernet port, 100MB.
I have 2 or 3 separate networks within my building that I want to section off, if that's the right term.

I have two WiFi networks which I want to say allocate 10MB of the 100MB to each WiFi network and then the rest of the bandwidth to my main network.

So my question(s) are, what is the method called and secondly, what sort of device do I need to achieve this?

 

[kanewolf]

I think (not sure) you want to VLAN (virtual LAN) the three networks apart so that they are isolated from each other but all have internet access.

To create VLANs and a simple way to limit bandwidth to your WIFI networks (assuming you are using access points) would be to purchase a managed switch. Force the link speed to the WIFI APs to 10Mbit. That will limit your use by the APs. A managed switch will also be able to create VLANs. You then need a business class router that is VLAN aware.

 

[Donald_63]

Thanks for the quick response!
Yes, I understand VLANs but I want more control over the bandwidth restrictions rather than just using the link speed. Let's say I want to increase the bandwidth on one of the WiFi networks to 20MB??

In days gone by, I was aware of something called a STAT MUX in broadcasting terms, whereby we could limit or set thresholds for bandwidth on broadcast channels. So we might set a threshold of say 4Mb/s upper limit on a News Channel as most of the time it was just a talking head on the screen, so this would normally be around 1Mb/s but could rise to the 4Mb/s limit.
I want something similar for a data network really.

 

[kanewolf]

Traffic shaping is available on some routers. It takes a fairly robust CPU to be able to do it.