Limit UDP bandwidth

udp_limiter.sh

#!/bin/bash

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network_interface=enp1s0
# network_interface=wlp2s0
throttled_rate=110kbps


start (){

    # Turn on queue discipline
    sudo /sbin/tc qdisc add dev $network_interface root handle 1:0 htb default 10

    # Define limitations
    sudo /sbin/tc class add dev $network_interface parent 1:0 classid 1:10 htb rate $throttled_rate prio 0

    ### Add rule to iptables
    sudo /sbin/iptables -A OUTPUT -t mangle -p udp -j MARK --set-mark 10

    # Assign iptables rule to tc rule
    sudo tc filter add dev $network_interface parent 1:0 prio 0 protocol ip handle 10 fw flowid 1:10
}

stop (){
    ### Delete previous rules for the interface
    sudo /sbin/tc qdisc del dev $network_interface root

    ### Remove rule from iptables
    sudo /sbin/iptables -D OUTPUT -t mangle -p udp -j MARK --set-mark 10
}


show () {
    sudo /sbin/tc -s qdisc ls dev $network_interface
}

case "$1" in

    start)
        echo -n "Starting UDP throttling: "
        start
        echo "done"
    ;;

    stop)
        echo -n "Stopping UDP throttling: "
        stop
        echo "done"
    ;;

    reload)
        echo -n "Reloading UDP throttling:"
        stop
        start
        echo "done"
    ;;

    show)
        echo "UDP throttling status for $network_interface:"
        show
        echo ""
    ;;

    *)
        pwd=$(pwd)
        echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|reload|show}"
    ;;

esac

exit 0