EdgeRouter Lite QOS Settings

edgerouter-qos

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# fair-queue based settings for EdgeRouter Lite traffic shaping
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# download is typically 30 and change. everything can burst to 100%
# of bandwidth, priority rules keep the garbage in check

set traffic-policy shaper download
set traffic-policy shaper download bandwidth 30Mbit

# set default download priority
set traffic-policy shaper download default bandwidth 70%
set traffic-policy shaper download default ceiling 100%
set traffic-policy shaper download default priority 3
set traffic-policy shaper download default queue-type fair-queue

# megasuper priority dns and ssh and icmp
set traffic-policy shaper download class 10 bandwidth 10%
set traffic-policy shaper download class 10 ceiling 100%
set traffic-policy shaper download class 10 priority 5
set traffic-policy shaper download class 10 queue-type fair-queue
set traffic-policy shaper download class 10 match icmp ip protocol icmp
set traffic-policy shaper download class 10 match ssh ip source port 22
set traffic-policy shaper download class 10 match dns ip source port 53

# semipriority http and https
set traffic-policy shaper download class 20 bandwidth 10%
set traffic-policy shaper download class 20 ceiling 100%
set traffic-policy shaper download class 20 priority 4
set traffic-policy shaper download class 20 queue-type fair-queue
set traffic-policy shaper download class 20 match http ip source port 80
set traffic-policy shaper download class 20 match https ip source port 443

# garbage bittorrent
set traffic-policy shaper download class 30 bandwidth 10%
set traffic-policy shaper download class 30 ceiling 100%
set traffic-policy shaper download class 30 priority 1
set traffic-policy shaper download class 30 queue-type fair-queue
# FIXME: no port ranges in QOS rules.
# instead, mark packets in a firewall rule and match on that
#set traffic-policy shaper download class 30 match bittorrent ip source port 6881-6889
set traffic-policy shaper download class 30 match transmission ip source port 51413

set interfaces ethernet eth1 traffic-policy out download


# upload is typically 5.5-ish. should be clamped at less than 100%
# of advertised bandwidth to avoid buffer bloat and lag

set traffic-policy shaper upload
set traffic-policy shaper upload bandwidth 5Mbit

# high priority, interactive, ssh, dns, icmp
set traffic-policy shaper upload class 2 bandwidth 10%
set traffic-policy shaper upload class 2 ceiling 100%
set traffic-policy shaper upload class 2 priority 5
set traffic-policy shaper upload class 2 queue-type fair-queue
set traffic-policy shaper upload class 2 queue-limit 16
set traffic-policy shaper upload class 2 match icmp ip protocol icmp	
set traffic-policy shaper upload class 2 match ssh ip destination port 22
set traffic-policy shaper upload class 2 match dns ip destination port 53

# high priority but not quite so much, http, https
set traffic-policy shaper upload class 5 bandwidth 10%
set traffic-policy shaper upload class 5 ceiling 100%
set traffic-policy shaper upload class 5 priority 4
set traffic-policy shaper upload class 5 queue-type fair-queue
set traffic-policy shaper upload class 5 match http ip destination port 80
set traffic-policy shaper upload class 5 match https ip destination port 443

# everything else is middle-of-the-road priority
set traffic-policy shaper upload default bandwidth 60%
set traffic-policy shaper upload default ceiling 100%
set traffic-policy shaper upload default priority 3
set traffic-policy shaper upload default queue-type fair-queue

# crashplan traffic only, set DSCP to 32 in crashplan, matches 8 here (?)
set traffic-policy shaper upload class 10 bandwidth 10%
set traffic-policy shaper upload class 10 ceiling 100%
set traffic-policy shaper upload class 10 priority 2
set traffic-policy shaper upload class 10 queue-type fair-queue
set traffic-policy shaper upload class 10 match crashplan ip dscp 8

# bulk, bittorrent from transmission client on default port
set traffic-policy shaper upload class 20 bandwidth 10%
set traffic-policy shaper upload class 20 ceiling 100%
set traffic-policy shaper upload class 20 priority 1
set traffic-policy shaper upload class 20 queue-type fair-queue
set traffic-policy shaper upload class 20 match bittorrent ip source port 51413

set interfaces ethernet eth0 traffic-policy out upload

So these QoS settings gave me an excellent example to copy and make sense of for my VyOS box (the config translates over 1-to-1; copy and paste). Suddenly QoS makes sense. Thank you.