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You dont mention the Cisco Model but some have 
&quot;granular rate-limiting&quot; and/or &quot;rate-limiting&quot; 
&nbsp; &nbsp;The procedure is In the Cisco IOS on a Catalyst switch (not on a router), there’s an Interface Mode command called shape round-robin queue bandwidth. More specifically, the command is srr-queue bandwidth. 
&nbsp; This command has been around since IOS 12.2(25). For these examples, I’m using a Cisco Catalyst 2960 switch. 
 
You may need a firmware update done to your switch to get this feature or it may not be capable. 
&nbsp;Post your Model and I can tell you if it can. 
 
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I am using a Cisco 4506 Switch. &nbsp;I am using the following for my IOS 
&quot;bootflash:cat4500-ipbase-mz.122-54.SG.bin&quot; 
 
See below it doesn't look like I have an option for a shape or srr-queue command. 
 
LAN_SW(config)#int gi3/2 
LAN_SW(config-if)#? 
Interface configuration commands: 
&nbsp; access-group &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Access group configuration 
&nbsp; arp &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Set arp type (arpa, probe, snap) or timeout 
&nbsp; auto &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Configure Automation 
&nbsp; backup &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Modify backup parameters 
&nbsp; bandwidth &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Set bandwidth informational parameter 
&nbsp; bgp-policy &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Apply policy propagated by bgp community string 
&nbsp; carrier-delay &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Specify delay for interface transitions 
&nbsp; cdp &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; CDP interface subcommands 
&nbsp; channel-group &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Etherchannel/port bundling configuration 
&nbsp; channel-protocol &nbsp; &nbsp;Select the channel protocol (LACP, PAgP) 
&nbsp; dampening &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Enable event dampening 
&nbsp; default &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Set a command to its defaults 
&nbsp; delay &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Specify interface throughput delay 
&nbsp; description &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Interface specific description 
&nbsp; duplex &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Configure duplex operation. 
&nbsp; eou &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; EAPoUDP Interface Configuration Commands 
&nbsp; ethernet &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Ethernet interface parameters 
&nbsp; exit &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Exit from interface configuration mode 
&nbsp; flow-sampler &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Attach flow sampler to the interface 
&nbsp; flowcontrol &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Configure flow operation. 
&nbsp; help &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Description of the interactive help system 
&nbsp; ip &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Interface Internet Protocol config commands 
&nbsp; keepalive &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Enable keepalive 
&nbsp; l2protocol-tunnel &nbsp; Tunnel Layer2 protocols 
&nbsp; lacp &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;LACP interface subcommands 
&nbsp; link &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Configure Link 
&nbsp; lldp &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;LLDP interface subcommands 
&nbsp; load-interval &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Specify interval for load calculation for an 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; interface 
&nbsp; location &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Interface location information 
&nbsp; logging &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Configure logging for interface 
&nbsp; loopback &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Configure internal loopback on an interface 
&nbsp; mac &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; MAC interface commands 
&nbsp; macro &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Command macro 
&nbsp; mtu &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Set the interface Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) 
&nbsp; neighbor &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;interface neighbor configuration mode commands 
&nbsp; network-policy &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Network Policy 
&nbsp; no &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Negate a command or set its defaults 
&nbsp; pagp &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;PAgP interface subcommands 
&nbsp; pppoe &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet 
&nbsp; qos &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; QoS configuration 
&nbsp; rep &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Resilient Ethernet Protocol characteristics 
&nbsp; rmon &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Configure Remote Monitoring on an interface 
&nbsp; service-policy &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Configure CPL Service Policy 
&nbsp; shutdown &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Shutdown the selected interface 
&nbsp; snmp &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Modify SNMP interface parameters 
&nbsp; source &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Get config from another source 
&nbsp; spanning-tree &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Spanning Tree Subsystem 
&nbsp; speed &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Configure speed operation. 
&nbsp; storm-control &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; storm configuration 
&nbsp; switchport &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Set switching mode characteristics 
&nbsp; timeout &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Define timeout values for this interface 
&nbsp; transmit-interface &nbsp;Assign a transmit interface to a receive-only 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; interface 
&nbsp; tx-queue &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Configure interface transmit queue 
&nbsp; udld &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Configure UDLD enabled or disabled and ignore global 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; UDLD setting 
&nbsp; vlan-range &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;config vlan 
&nbsp; vtp &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Enable VTP on this interface 
 

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these downloads, are they from the internet or local servers? you could configure QoS for either one using policy maps.
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Here is what I found on Cisco's, 
&nbsp; It's pretty involved so I will just refernce what you need to look at, 
<a href="http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/lan/catalyst4500/12.2/15.02SG/configuration/guide/qos.html#wpmkr1440744" rel="ugc">http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/lan/catalyst4500/12.2/15.02SG/configuration/guide/qos.html#wpmkr1440744</a>&nbsp;m: 
Is the Topic of QOS , 
From your Qestion you want to review the section: 
Shaping, Sharing (Bandwidth), Priority Queuing, Queue-Limiting and DBL Catalyst 4900M, Catalyst 4948E, Supervisor Engine 6-E, and Supervisor Engine 6L-E support the classification-based (class-based) mode for transmit queue selection. In this mode, the transmit queue selection is based on the output QoS classification lookup. 
 
Sharing (Bandwidth) The bandwidth assigned to a class of traffic is the minimum bandwidth that is guaranteed to the class during congestion. Transmit queue sharing is the process by which output link bandwidth is shared among multiple queues of a given port. 
 
Wes 
 
Catalyst 4900M, Catalyst 4948E, Supervisor Engine 6-E, and Supervisor Engine 6L-E support a range of 32 kbps to 10 Gbps for sharing, with a precision of approximately +/- 0.75 percent. The sum of configured bandwidth across all queuing classes should not exceed the link bandwidth. 

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Dowloads from the internet and transfering files over the site-to-site VPN to branch offices &nbsp;is what really takes up all the bandwidth. &nbsp;If I need to transfer a file to a branch office for example, it will transfer at about 9.1mbps which is basically my whole circuit. &nbsp;If its a large file and takes along time users can really notice internet slowness. &nbsp;This is also the same for internet downloads. &nbsp;This is why I would like to do some kind of rate limiting so a transfer or download doesn't eat all the bandwidth. &nbsp;
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Using the above referenced Link see: 
Configuring Transmit Queues 
The following sections describe how to configure transmit queues: 
 
•Mapping DSCP Values to Specific Transmit Queues 
 
•Allocating Bandwidth Among Transmit Queues 
 
•Configuring Traffic Shaping of Transmit Queues 
 
•Configuring a High Priority Transmit Queue 
 
Depending on the complexity of your network and your QoS solution, you might need to perform all of the procedures in the following sections. However, you will first need to answer the following questions: 
 
•Which packets are assigned (by DSCP value) to each queue? 
 
•What is the size of a transmit queue relative to other queues for a given port? 
 
•How much of the available bandwidth is allotted to each queue? 
 
•What is the maximum rate and burst of traffic that can be transmitted out of each transmit queue? 
 

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How much bandwidth would you like the downloads to use? 
Is there a dedicated File server at the remote office which is used for no other purpose (such as exchange...etc.)? 
is upload and download of files the only communication between the remote site and HQ? 
does the remote office use the internet connection at the HQ or do they have their own internet? 
is the switch a L3 or do you have a router that connects to the remote site? 
 
limiting internet is easy enough.
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Every Branch Office has their own Internet Connection and their own AD/Exchange server. 
 
Yes the upload and download of files is the only communication between the branch office and the Corporate Office. &nbsp; 
 
The 4506 does have a Layer 3 sup engine.
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Can someone show me what an example configuration would look like on the 4506. &nbsp;Let say I want to limit http traffic to not use more than 5 mbps and ftp traffic to not use more than 3mbps. &nbsp;Thanks.
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I have a 10mbps network with about 20 users. &nbsp;I was wondering if there was a way to limit bandwidth on the Cisco Switch. &nbsp;The reason I would like to do this is because if someone on my network downloads or transfers a large file, the file dowload's or transfers at almost 10mbps, using all the bandwidth. &nbsp;I have Solarwinds Orion Network Performance Module installed which is how I can see bandwidth usage. &nbsp;Thanks.
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I have a 10mbps network with about 20 users.  I was wondering if there was a way to limit bandwidth on the Cisco Switch.  The reason I would like to do this is because if someone on my network downloads or transfers a large file, the file dowload's or transfers at almost 10mbps, using all the bandwidth.  I have Solarwinds Orion Network Performance Module installed which is how I can see bandwidth usage.  Thanks.

Limiting Bandwidth on a Cisco Switch

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Switches / Hubs

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Routers

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