SSID Traffic Shaping Rules Configuration

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Wireless SSID Traffic Shaping and Bandwidth Management

SSID traffic shaping rules configuration in Meraki wireless networks provides administrators with comprehensive Quality of Service (QoS) and bandwidth management capabilities, enabling application-specific traffic prioritization, bandwidth allocation control, network performance optimization, and user experience enhancement. This functionality supports differentiated service levels, congestion management, critical application prioritization, and fair bandwidth distribution across wireless clients. Traffic shaping is essential for optimizing network performance, managing bandwidth-intensive applications, ensuring quality of service for voice and video communications, supporting service level agreements, and maintaining consistent network performance across diverse application workloads and user requirements.

Diagram

Classes

ssids (meraki.domains.organizations.networks.wireless)

Name	Type	Constraint	Mandatory	Default Value
traffic_shaping_rules	Class	`[traffic_shaping_rules]`	No

traffic_shaping_rules (meraki.domains.organizations.networks.wireless.ssids)

Name	Type	Constraint	Mandatory
rules	List	`[rules]`	No
traffic_shaping	Boolean	`true`, `false`	No
default_rules	Boolean	`true`, `false`	No

rules (meraki.domains.organizations.networks.wireless.ssids.traffic_shaping_rules)

Name	Type	Constraint	Mandatory
definitions	List	`[definitions]`	Yes
per_client_bandwidth_limits	Class	`[per_client_bandwidth_limits]`	No
dscp_tag_value	Integer	min: `0`, max: `63`	No
pcp_tag_value	Integer	min: `0`, max: `7`	No

definitions (meraki.domains.organizations.networks.wireless.ssids.traffic_shaping_rules.rules)

Name	Type	Constraint	Mandatory	Default Value
type	Choice	`application`, `applicationCategory`, `host`, `ipRange`, `localNet`, `port`	Yes
value	String	min: `1`, max: `127`	Yes

per_client_bandwidth_limits (meraki.domains.organizations.networks.wireless.ssids.traffic_shaping_rules.rules)

Name	Type	Constraint	Mandatory	Default Value
settings	Choice	`network default`, `ignore`, `custom`	No
bandwidth_limits	Class	`[bandwidth_limits]`	No

bandwidth_limits (meraki.domains.organizations.networks.wireless.ssids.traffic_shaping_rules.rules.per_client_bandwidth_limits)

Name	Type	Constraint	Mandatory	Default Value
limit_up	Integer	min: `0`, max: `1000000`	No
limit_down	Integer	min: `0`, max: `1000000`	No

Examples

Example-1: The example below demonstrates wireless SSID traffic shaping configuration using tested YAML configuration from pipeline fixtures.

meraki:
  domains:
    - name: "!env domain"
      administrator:
        name: "!env org_admin"
      organizations:
        - name: "!env org"
          networks:
            - name: "!env network_name"
              product_types:
                - appliance
                - switch
                - wireless
                - camera
                - sensor
                - cellularGateway
              wireless:
                ssids:
                  - name: CORP
                    ssid_number: '0'
                    traffic_shaping_rules:
                      default_rules: false
                      traffic_shaping: true
                      rules:
                        - definitions:
                            - type: applicationCategory
                              value: "meraki:layer7/category/16"
                          per_client_bandwidth_limits:
                            settings: ignore
                          dscp_tag_value: 46
                          pcp_tag_value: 7
                        - definitions:
                            - type: application
                              value: meraki:layer7/application/332
                            - type: application
                              value: meraki:layer7/application/2249
                            - type: application
                              value: meraki:layer7/application/351
                            - type: application
                              value: meraki:layer7/application/2248
                            - type: application
                              value: meraki:layer7/application/2542
                          per_client_bandwidth_limits:
                            settings: custom
                            bandwidth_limits:
                              limit_up: 1000
                              limit_down: 1000
                          dscp_tag_value: 16
                        - definitions:
                            - type: host
                              value: nms.example.com
                            - type: ipRange
                              value: 158.43.128.0/24
                            - type: localNet
                              value: 192.168.0.0/16
                            - type: port
                              value: "161"
                          per_client_bandwidth_limits:
                            settings: network default
                          dscp_tag_value: 24