Provider-Specifics

Some providers transmit the actual available layer-3 bandwidth after a successful PPP login (PPP PAP-ACK). This is relevant if the synchronized DSL bandwidth differs from the bandwidth agreed in the Internet tariff or if the actual bandwidth is unknown, such as with fiber-optic or Ethernet-based connections. In this case, the least value of the transmitted bandwidth and the DSL information is used as the QoS value. This information helps to operate of Quality of Service effectively.

This table contains login IDs with wildcards, for example to extract the actual up- and downstream speeds from the PAP ACK message sent during login.

If the table does not contain a matching login ID, then all of the parameter strings defined in the table are checked for a match. The first hit is taken and the up-/download rates are applied accordingly.

These values are displayed in the status menu under Status > WAN > Connection-Bandwidth. It shows the bandwidth synchronized by DSL, the bandwidth transmitted by the provider, as well as the resulting bandwidth used by the QoS.