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33 .Nd "alternate queuing of network packets"
46 framework provides several disciplines for queuing outgoing network packets.
47 This is done by modifications to the interface packet queues.
52 The user interface for
56 utility, so please refer to the
60 manpages for a complete description of the
62 capabilities and how to use it.
64 The following options in the kernel configuration file are related to
68 .Bl -tag -width ".Dv ALTQ_DEBUG" -compact
74 .Dq "Class Based Queuing"
78 .Dq "Random Early Detection"
82 .Dq "Random Early Drop"
86 .Dq "Hierarchical Packet Scheduler"
89 Build the traffic conditioner.
90 This option is meaningless at the moment as the conditioner is not used by
91 any of the available disciplines or consumers.
94 .Dq "Priority Queuing"
97 Required if the TSC is unusable.
99 Enable additional debugging facilities.
104 cannot be loaded as kernel modules.
105 In order to use a certain discipline you have to build it into a custom
109 interface, that is required for the configuration process of
111 can be loaded as a module.
112 .Sh SUPPORTED DEVICES
113 The driver modifications described in
115 are required to use a certain network card with
117 They have been applied to the following hardware drivers:
179 framework also has support for
181 and thus all encapsulated drivers.
187 pseudo drivers also do support