Oh really … that’s interesting. For us it wouldn’t make sense but for a lot of WISP’s it would actually make complete sense….
thanks for that clarification … > On Nov 23, 2016, at 2:24 PM, Simon Westlake <simon@sonar.software> wrote: > > They actually do have a per-subscriber model now with their virtualized > product. I'm working with Procera on some configurations for this for the > WISP market right. Feel free to reach out to me directly if anyone is > interested in learning more. > > On 11/23/2016 12:52 PM, Paul Stewart wrote: >> Procera isn’t licensed per user .. it’s licensed based on throughput and >> features >> >> >>> On Nov 23, 2016, at 1:51 PM, Kurt Fankhauser <lists.wavel...@gmail.com >>> <mailto:lists.wavel...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>> >>> OK, I think Procera and Sandvine both have a per user cost (maybe a couple >>> dollars per user) and Procera has a cost for purchasing upfront. My box >>> which can do a gig of traffic cost $18,000 with the first year of signature >>> updates and it is like $2500 annually after that. >>> >>> On Wed, Nov 23, 2016 at 1:48 PM, Wireless Administrator <wirel...@htn.net >>> <mailto:wirel...@htn.net>> wrote: >>> Kurt, >>> >>> We use PPPoE/Radius to set basic Queues on the Access Servers but want to >>> do shaping at an application level. Ntop reports are showing an increasing >>> number of things getting out of control. Windows updates %#@?! for one. >>> >>> >>> Steve >>> >>> >>> From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com <mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com>] On >>> Behalf Of Kurt Fankhauser >>> Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2016 1:44 PM >>> To: af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com> >>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Traffic Shaping Appliance >>> >>> >>> Are you are just looking to shape general traffic to a client (like give >>> someone a 1.5Mbps plan) then you could use Mikrotik and simple queues which >>> is very in-expensive. If you want to do some shaping on an application like >>> only streaming or Windows Updates and stuff like that then that's where >>> things start to get expensive. I am using the Procera myself for that and >>> although I havn't tried any of the other brands you mention I am very happy >>> with the Procera. >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Nov 23, 2016 at 1:33 PM, Wireless Administrator <wirel...@htn.net >>> <mailto:wirel...@htn.net>> wrote: >>> >>> We’re in the market for a traffic shaping appliance and have had a look at >>> Procera so far. I have a list of vendors/products a have assembled over >>> time that I was going to look into: >>> >>> >>> Saisei >>> >>> NetEqualizer >>> >>> Packeteer (Bluecoat) >>> >>> NetEnforcer (Allot) >>> >>> Network Composer (Cymphonix) >>> >>> Exinda >>> >>> >>> >>> Anyone care to share experiences on this subject? >>> >>> >>> >>> Steve B. >>> >>> >>> >>> >> > > -- > Simon Westlake > Skype: Simon_Sonar > Email: simon@sonar.software <mailto:simon@sonar.software> > Phone: (702) 447-1247 > --------------------------- > Sonar Software Inc > The future of ISP billing and OSS > https://sonar.software <https://sonar.software/>
