UBNT EdgeRouter Lite; Performance

gjacobse

Some years ago- I modified my ERl for the ISP service I had at that time, Now that it's been upgraded, it's past time to update it. But of course, I don't recall the modifications I made in the config.boot file.

Looking through the config file, it would seem that I need to make adjustments to the Traffic-Policy, but cannot recall if this is correct or not.

traffic-policy {
    shaper VoIP {
        bandwidth 2mbit
        class 10 {
            bandwidth 75%
            burst 15k
            ceiling 100%
            description "VoIP RTP Traffic"
            match RTP {
                ip {
                    dscp 46
                }
            }
            queue-type fair-queue
        }
        class 20 {
            bandwidth 5%
            burst 15k
            ceiling 100%
            description "VoIP SIP Traffic"
            match ICMP {
                ip {
                    protocol ICMP
                }
            }
            match SIP {
                ip {
                    dscp 26
                }
            }
            queue-type fair-queue
        }
        default {
            bandwidth 20%
            burst 15k
            ceiling 100%
            queue-type fair-queue
        }
    }
}

ISP down - was 10MB is now 100MB (speed test will hit 120MB - likely need to set the threshold to 200MB
ISP up - was 1MB up, is now 2MB up, might set this to 10MB - unlikely to reach that but...

I'd rather like to avoid a factory reset - and I'm certain I don't need to. Just update the config and reboot. @JaredBusch - may have made suggestions on this previously.

JaredBusch

Assuming you are on current firmware, delete all of that and use the built in stuff.

configure
delete interfaces ethernet eth0 traffic-policy # something like this. 
delete traffic-policy
commit;save;exit

Run speed tests with no policies. You should have near line speed.

Then pop into the GUI and set up a smart-queue on the QoS tab. You will want values at least 10% higher than your internet line speed. Tweak until you have just under line speed on speedtests. Fro details on how that all works, peruse the UBNT forums.

JaredBusch

@gjacobse said in UBNT EdgeRouter Lite; Performance:

I modified my ERL

@gjacobse said in UBNT EdgeRouter Lite; Performance:

ISP down - was 10MB is now 100MB (speed test will hit 120MB - likely need to set the threshold to 200MB
ISP up - was 1MB up, is now 2MB up, might set this to 10MB - unlikely to reach that but...

An ERL with any traffic shaping at all will never do better than ~60mbps

You need to switch to a different unit to get 200mbps with traffic shaping. I do not know off the top of my head if an ER-X will do it or not.

gjacobse

@JaredBusch said in UBNT EdgeRouter Lite; Performance:

Assuming you are on current firmware, delete all of that and use the built in stuff.

Running Version 1.10.11

Downloadable version > EdgeRouter ERLite-3/ERPoe-5 Firmware v1.10.11
Downloadable version > EdgeRouter ERLite-3/ERPoe-5 Firmware v2.0.8-hotfix.1

gjacobse

@JaredBusch said in UBNT EdgeRouter Lite; Performance:

Assuming you are on current firmware, delete all of that and use the built in stuff.
configure
delete interfaces ethernet eth0 traffic-policy # something like this. 
delete traffic-policy
commit;save;exit

Do I need to 'list' the traffic policy to ensure the correct one - or is it a 'There is Only One'?

ETA:
No - not needed. show traffic-policy is teh same as what is pulled from the config.boot in OP.

gjacobse

Deleted the traffic-policy

This is with 14Mbit upload and 150Mbit download:

This is with the download policy turned off.

gjacobse

Added 10Mbit Burst

and then 10Mbit burst with 200Mbit rate

gjacobse

Performance seems best with Upload set and download off....

travisdh1

@gjacobse said in UBNT EdgeRouter Lite; Performance:

Performance seems best with Upload set and download off....

Those numbers seem about right for a EdgeRouter Lite. If you need QoS enabled for download, you'll either need to upgrade or just live with the slowdown.