Quality of Service is a term used to describe the way bandwidth is prioritized and allocated from (Outbound) and to (Inbound) your network. Most, if not all Internet bandwidth fluctuates from load sharing and Infrastructure between you and the point to which you are connecting. When you enable QoS, your configuring the router to give guaranteed bandwidth to the device, application or service (on your network, behind the router) by priority regardless of the conditions on the Internet.
Unlike other Router Firmware with QoS, Tomato has two major advantages. The first is the ability to set the bandwidth Rate and Limit of a Class. The Second is a Graphical Interface which allows you to analyze, tune, and optimize QoS for VoIP devices, torrents, and other p2p apps that impact overall network performance.
The following section is a tutorial to be used as a basic starting point to configure and optimize Tomato QoS.
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