Just an FYI - This BUG is listed as fixed in release 4.7.2 (I can't 
confirm that however)

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Enforced bandwidth on the CAS is approximately 25% of the configured 
value in the CAM web console

-Mike

On 29/01/2010 3:17 PM, Chris T. Healey wrote:
> Has anyone with CCA 4.7.1 noticed that the specified Bandwidth speed of
> a role has been reduced to 25% of its stated value?
>
> I had a role defined for a laptop carts and using speedtest.net it was
> dead on a download of 1024k with a burst of 6x and an upload of 512k
> (non-shared). Over Christmas break I did the upgrade to 4.7.1. This term
> the faculty have all been trying to use the laptop carts and having all
> sorts of speed complaints.
>
> It was not until my PC admin lined 4 laptops up and went to speedtest
> and fired it up just a couple of hours ago. The speed sucked!!! Around
> 200k. I used my laptop in an unlimited role and got what is usually
> expected as our available bandwidth to the internet – a little over
> 10Mb. I set this role to unlimited and each laptop, one by one, got
> about 10Mb as well. Together they were around 8mb each (I know that 4 x
> 8 does not equal 10 we have packet shaping at the edge J ). Setting the
> role to 4096K and they all can get about 1024, set it to 2048 and they
> all get about 512k. So it is not the radio(s) or the laptops – the only
> thing that changes is the speed listed for that role.
>
> Another old role, and I mean old by almost 2 years, is our iPhone role
> and its speed was also ¼ of what it is specified using the iPhone
> speedtest.net app – so I had to boost it by 4x.
>
> Anyone have any ideas as to if there is something I missed or do I need
> to call TAC and convince them that they seem to have a problem with 4.7.1?
>
> Also has anyone heard or experienced Impulse as a CCA replacement?
> Thoughts & comments welcomed, as we are starting to look for the CCA
> replacement.
>
> Thanks
>
> Chris
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