HTB (Hierarchical Token Bucket)
HTB (Hierarchical Token Bucket) is a queuing discipline in RouterOS for rate limiting and burst handling, using a token bucket algorithm to manage data rates with configurable capacity and limits.
HTB (Hierarchical Token Bucket) is a queuing discipline in RouterOS for rate limiting and burst handling, using a token bucket algorithm to manage data rates with configurable capacity and limits.
This page introduces MikroTik RouterOS queueing and bandwidth management, covering HTB, PCQ, burst behavior, and queue types for traffic shaping. It explains how to configure simple and advanced queues using `/queue/simple` and `/queue/tree`, with details on rate limiting principles, CIR/MIR definitions, and warnings about queue order and target matching.