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I made a small program in python that produces two UDP streams through Gstreamer framework. One is the main stream, labeled A, that MUST go through on port 3333. The other one is a secondary stream, labeled B, that it's not mandatory to go through on port 5555. Because my network has a certain limit I would like to know if it would be possible to prioritize stream A over B so it uses the maximum bandwidth available, and then if there is space left for stream B, to send its packages.
Andi Domi
Posted 2018-02-22T15:33:47.597
Reputation: 101
1Are you trying to limit these on local network traffic or internet traffic? – Tim_Stewart – 2018-02-22T16:12:18.490
@Tim_Stewart preferably over internet but local network is still good as i can use a raspberry pi as a mediator – Andi Domi – 2018-02-22T16:16:53.300
1What's the make and model of your router? This type of prioritizing is accomplished by using quality of service at the router level. – Tim_Stewart – 2018-02-22T16:18:28.343
I would prefer more of a software solution to this rather than add another router, do you think this would be possible? – Andi Domi – 2018-02-22T16:19:57.410
1It might be? But most routers these days have the service built into them. In most cases you just need to configure it. – Tim_Stewart – 2018-02-22T16:22:41.930
1I'm a networking guy though, I know this works on the router level (internet traffic). It can work on the local network level via vlans also. Maybe someone knows how to do this with the host routing table in Linux? – Tim_Stewart – 2018-02-22T16:29:01.537
So it is in fact possible,at least from a internet traffic point of view, to be able to send almost 100% of stream A and then whats left from the available bandwidth send the B stream? – Andi Domi – 2018-02-22T16:32:10.587
1Yep, quality of service. – Tim_Stewart – 2018-02-22T16:32:57.980
It's looks like you can do this by interface in Linux. I.e at the programs host machine. Which I was unaware of,http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/html_single/Traffic-Control-HOWTO/#i-assumptions
– Tim_Stewart – 2018-02-23T04:26:14.230