diff --git a/src/rust/lqos_bus/src/bus/response.rs b/src/rust/lqos_bus/src/bus/response.rs
index 2c0e6fc7..8c6a5fc8 100644
--- a/src/rust/lqos_bus/src/bus/response.rs
+++ b/src/rust/lqos_bus/src/bus/response.rs
@@ -25,18 +25,18 @@ pub enum BusResponse {
   /// Current throughput for the overall system.
   CurrentThroughput {
     /// In bps
-    bits_per_second: (u64, u64),
+    bits_per_second: DownUpOrder<u64>,
 
     /// In pps
-    packets_per_second: (u64, u64),
+    packets_per_second: DownUpOrder<u64>,
 
     /// How much of the response has been subject to the shaper?
-    shaped_bits_per_second: (u64, u64),
+    shaped_bits_per_second: DownUpOrder<u64>,
   },
 
   /// Provides a list of ALL mapped hosts traffic counters,
   /// listing the IP Address and upload/download in a tuple.
-  HostCounters(Vec<(IpAddr, u64, u64)>),
+  HostCounters(Vec<(IpAddr, DownUpOrder<u64>)>),
 
   /// Provides the Top N downloaders IP stats.
   TopDownloaders(Vec<IpStats>),
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ pub enum BusResponse {
     /// Us to poll hosts
     time_to_poll_hosts: u64,
     /// High traffic watermark
-    high_watermark: (u64, u64),
+    high_watermark: DownUpOrder<u64>,
     /// Number of flows tracked
     tracked_flows: u64,
     /// RTT events per second
@@ -141,19 +141,19 @@ pub enum BusResponse {
   /// Summary of Ether Protocol
   EtherProtocols{
     /// Number of IPv4 Bytes
-    v4_bytes: [u64; 2],
+    v4_bytes: DownUpOrder<u64>,
     /// Number of IPv6 Bytes
-    v6_bytes: [u64; 2],
+    v6_bytes: DownUpOrder<u64>,
     /// Number of IPv4 Packets
-    v4_packets: [u64; 2],
+    v4_packets: DownUpOrder<u64>,
     /// Number of IPv6 Packets
-    v6_packets: [u64; 2],
+    v6_packets: DownUpOrder<u64>,
     /// Number of IPv4 Flows
-    v4_rtt: [u64; 2],
+    v4_rtt: DownUpOrder<u64>,
     /// Number of IPv6 Flows
-    v6_rtt: [u64; 2],
+    v6_rtt: DownUpOrder<u64>,
   },
   
   /// Summary of IP Protocols
-  IpProtocols(Vec<(String, (u64, u64))>),
+  IpProtocols(Vec<(String, DownUpOrder<u64>)>),
 }
diff --git a/src/rust/lqos_node_manager/src/config_control.rs b/src/rust/lqos_node_manager/src/config_control.rs
index e3e70966..f166c362 100644
--- a/src/rust/lqos_node_manager/src/config_control.rs
+++ b/src/rust/lqos_node_manager/src/config_control.rs
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ pub async fn stats() -> NoCache<Json<LqosStats>> {
       return NoCache::new(Json(LqosStats {
         bus_requests_since_start: bus_requests,
         time_to_poll_hosts_us: time_to_poll_hosts,
-        high_watermark,
+        high_watermark: (high_watermark.down, high_watermark.up),
         tracked_flows,
         rtt_events_per_second,
       }));
diff --git a/src/rust/lqos_node_manager/src/flow_monitor.rs b/src/rust/lqos_node_manager/src/flow_monitor.rs
index 4e949d85..7627aaa1 100644
--- a/src/rust/lqos_node_manager/src/flow_monitor.rs
+++ b/src/rust/lqos_node_manager/src/flow_monitor.rs
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ pub async fn flows_ip_protocol() -> NoCache<Json<Vec<(String, (u64, u64))>>> {
     BusResponse::IpProtocols(ip_protocols) => ip_protocols.to_owned(),
     _ => Vec::new(),
   };
+  let result = result.
+      into_iter()
+      .map(|(name, bytes)| (name, (bytes.down, bytes.up)))
+      .collect();
 
   NoCache::new(Json(result))
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/rust/lqos_node_manager/src/network_tree.rs b/src/rust/lqos_node_manager/src/network_tree.rs
index b02ccff3..0afb130e 100644
--- a/src/rust/lqos_node_manager/src/network_tree.rs
+++ b/src/rust/lqos_node_manager/src/network_tree.rs
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ pub async fn tree_clients(
   {
     let devices = SHAPED_DEVICES.read().unwrap();
     if let BusResponse::HostCounters(hosts) = msg {
-      for (ip, down, up) in hosts.iter() {
+      for (ip, bytes) in hosts.iter() {
         let lookup = match ip {
           IpAddr::V4(ip) => ip.to_ipv6_mapped(),
           IpAddr::V6(ip) => *ip,
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ pub async fn tree_clients(
             result.push(CircuitThroughput {
               id: devices.devices[*c.1].circuit_id.clone(),
               name: devices.devices[*c.1].circuit_name.clone(),
-              traffic: (*down, *up),
+              traffic: (bytes.down, bytes.up),
               limit: (
                 devices.devices[*c.1].download_max_mbps as u64,
                 devices.devices[*c.1].upload_max_mbps as u64,
diff --git a/src/rust/lqos_node_manager/src/queue_info.rs b/src/rust/lqos_node_manager/src/queue_info.rs
index 89a77bff..6d8a6d74 100644
--- a/src/rust/lqos_node_manager/src/queue_info.rs
+++ b/src/rust/lqos_node_manager/src/queue_info.rs
@@ -71,14 +71,14 @@ pub async fn current_circuit_throughput(
   {
     if let BusResponse::HostCounters(hosts) = msg {
       let devices = SHAPED_DEVICES.read().unwrap();
-      for (ip, down, up) in hosts.iter() {
+      for (ip, bytes) in hosts.iter() {
         let lookup = match ip {
           IpAddr::V4(ip) => ip.to_ipv6_mapped(),
           IpAddr::V6(ip) => *ip,
         };
         if let Some(c) = devices.trie.longest_match(lookup) {
           if devices.devices[*c.1].circuit_id == circuit_id {
-            result.push((ip.to_string(), *down, *up));
+            result.push((ip.to_string(), bytes.down, bytes.up));
           }
         }
       }
diff --git a/src/rust/lqos_node_manager/src/tracker/cache/throughput.rs b/src/rust/lqos_node_manager/src/tracker/cache/throughput.rs
index ebf5c54a..4f18d212 100644
--- a/src/rust/lqos_node_manager/src/tracker/cache/throughput.rs
+++ b/src/rust/lqos_node_manager/src/tracker/cache/throughput.rs
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ impl TotalThroughput {
         {
           let mut lock = self.inner.lock().unwrap();
           let head = lock.head;
-          lock.data[head].bits_per_second = bits_per_second;
-          lock.data[head].packets_per_second = packets_per_second;
-          lock.data[head].shaped_bits_per_second = shaped_bits_per_second;
+          lock.data[head].bits_per_second = (bits_per_second.down, bits_per_second.up);
+          lock.data[head].packets_per_second = (packets_per_second.down, packets_per_second.up);
+          lock.data[head].shaped_bits_per_second = (shaped_bits_per_second.down, shaped_bits_per_second.up);
           lock.prev_head = lock.head;
           lock.head += 1;
           lock.head %= 300;
diff --git a/src/rust/lqos_utils/src/units/atomic_down_up.rs b/src/rust/lqos_utils/src/units/atomic_down_up.rs
index cc5f332c..9f67242f 100644
--- a/src/rust/lqos_utils/src/units/atomic_down_up.rs
+++ b/src/rust/lqos_utils/src/units/atomic_down_up.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use std::sync::atomic::AtomicU64;
 use std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed;
+use crate::units::DownUpOrder;
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct AtomicDownUp {
@@ -47,4 +48,11 @@ impl AtomicDownUp {
     pub fn set_up(&self, n: u64) {
         self.up.store(n, Relaxed);
     }
+    
+    pub fn as_down_up(&self) -> DownUpOrder<u64> {
+        DownUpOrder::new(
+            self.get_down(),
+            self.get_up()
+        )
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/rust/lqosd/src/main.rs b/src/rust/lqosd/src/main.rs
index 50705672..6bab9fda 100644
--- a/src/rust/lqosd/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/rust/lqosd/src/main.rs
@@ -223,10 +223,7 @@ fn handle_bus_requests(
         BusResponse::LqosdStats { 
           bus_requests: BUS_REQUESTS.load(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed),
           time_to_poll_hosts: TIME_TO_POLL_HOSTS.load(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed),
-          high_watermark: (
-            HIGH_WATERMARK.get_down(),
-            HIGH_WATERMARK.get_up(),
-          ),
+          high_watermark: HIGH_WATERMARK.as_down_up(),
           tracked_flows: FLOWS_TRACKED.load(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed),
           rtt_events_per_second: get_rtt_events_per_second(),
         }
diff --git a/src/rust/lqosd/src/throughput_tracker/flow_data/flow_analysis/finished_flows.rs b/src/rust/lqosd/src/throughput_tracker/flow_data/flow_analysis/finished_flows.rs
index ca04a96b..df899a37 100644
--- a/src/rust/lqosd/src/throughput_tracker/flow_data/flow_analysis/finished_flows.rs
+++ b/src/rust/lqosd/src/throughput_tracker/flow_data/flow_analysis/finished_flows.rs
@@ -157,10 +157,10 @@ impl TimeBuffer {
     pub fn ether_protocol_summary(&self) -> BusResponse {
         let buffer = self.buffer.lock().unwrap();
 
-        let mut v4_bytes_sent = [0,0];
-        let mut v4_packets_sent = [0,0];
-        let mut v6_bytes_sent = [0,0];
-        let mut v6_packets_sent = [0,0];
+        let mut v4_bytes_sent = DownUpOrder::zeroed();
+        let mut v4_packets_sent = DownUpOrder::zeroed();
+        let mut v6_bytes_sent = DownUpOrder::zeroed();
+        let mut v6_packets_sent = DownUpOrder::zeroed();
         let mut v4_rtt = [Vec::new(), Vec::new()];
         let mut v6_rtt = [Vec::new(), Vec::new()];
 
@@ -170,10 +170,8 @@ impl TimeBuffer {
                 let (key, data, _analysis) = &v.data;
                 if key.local_ip.is_v4() {
                     // It's V4
-                    v4_bytes_sent[0] += data.bytes_sent.down;
-                    v4_bytes_sent[1] += data.bytes_sent.up;
-                    v4_packets_sent[0] += data.packets_sent.down;
-                    v4_packets_sent[1] += data.packets_sent.up;
+                    v4_bytes_sent.checked_add(data.bytes_sent);
+                    v4_packets_sent.checked_add(data.packets_sent);
                     if data.rtt[0].as_nanos() > 0 {
                         v4_rtt[0].push(data.rtt[0].as_nanos());
                     }
@@ -182,10 +180,8 @@ impl TimeBuffer {
                     }
                 } else {
                     // It's V6
-                    v6_bytes_sent[0] += data.bytes_sent.down;
-                    v6_bytes_sent[1] += data.bytes_sent.up;
-                    v6_packets_sent[0] += data.packets_sent.down;
-                    v6_packets_sent[1] += data.packets_sent.up;
+                    v6_bytes_sent.checked_add(data.bytes_sent);
+                    v6_packets_sent.checked_add(data.packets_sent);
                     if data.rtt[0].as_nanos() > 0 {
                         v6_rtt[0].push(data.rtt[0].as_nanos());
                     }
@@ -196,14 +192,14 @@ impl TimeBuffer {
                 }
             });
         
-        let v4_rtt = [
+        let v4_rtt = DownUpOrder::new(
             Self::median(&v4_rtt[0]),
             Self::median(&v4_rtt[1]),
-        ];
-        let v6_rtt = [
+        );
+        let v6_rtt = DownUpOrder::new(
             Self::median(&v6_rtt[0]),
             Self::median(&v6_rtt[1]),
-        ];
+        );
 
         BusResponse::EtherProtocols {
             v4_bytes: v4_bytes_sent,
@@ -215,7 +211,7 @@ impl TimeBuffer {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn ip_protocol_summary(&self) -> Vec<(String, (u64, u64))> {
+    pub fn ip_protocol_summary(&self) -> Vec<(String, DownUpOrder<u64>)> {
         let buffer = self.buffer.lock().unwrap();
 
         let mut results = FxHashMap::default();
@@ -225,13 +221,12 @@ impl TimeBuffer {
             .for_each(|v| {
                 let (_key, data, analysis) = &v.data;
                 let proto = analysis.protocol_analysis.to_string();
-                let entry = results.entry(proto).or_insert((0, 0));
-                entry.0 += data.bytes_sent.down;
-                entry.1 += data.bytes_sent.up;
+                let entry = results.entry(proto).or_insert(DownUpOrder::zeroed());
+                entry.checked_add(data.bytes_sent);
             });
 
-        let mut results = results.into_iter().collect::<Vec<(String, (u64, u64))>>();
-        results.sort_by(|a, b| b.1.1.cmp(&a.1.1));
+        let mut results = results.into_iter().collect::<Vec<(String, DownUpOrder<u64>)>>();
+        results.sort_by(|a, b| b.1.up.cmp(&a.1.up));
         // Keep only the top 10
         results.truncate(10);
         results
diff --git a/src/rust/lqosd/src/throughput_tracker/mod.rs b/src/rust/lqosd/src/throughput_tracker/mod.rs
index c33e6adb..7ee7f687 100644
--- a/src/rust/lqosd/src/throughput_tracker/mod.rs
+++ b/src/rust/lqosd/src/throughput_tracker/mod.rs
@@ -152,8 +152,8 @@ async fn submit_throughput_stats(long_term_stats_tx: Sender<StatsUpdateMessage>)
 
     let summary = Box::new((
         ThroughputSummary {
-            bits_per_second,
-            shaped_bits_per_second,
+            bits_per_second: (bits_per_second.down, bits_per_second.up),
+            shaped_bits_per_second: (shaped_bits_per_second.down, shaped_bits_per_second.up),
             packets_per_second,
             hosts,
         },
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ pub fn host_counters() -> BusResponse {
     let mut result = Vec::new();
     THROUGHPUT_TRACKER.raw_data.iter().for_each(|v| {
         let ip = v.key().as_ip();
-        result.push((ip, v.bytes_per_second.down, v.bytes_per_second.up));
+        result.push((ip, v.bytes_per_second));
     });
     BusResponse::HostCounters(result)
 }
diff --git a/src/rust/lqosd/src/throughput_tracker/tracking_data.rs b/src/rust/lqosd/src/throughput_tracker/tracking_data.rs
index fd357cad..e47a9ffe 100644
--- a/src/rust/lqosd/src/throughput_tracker/tracking_data.rs
+++ b/src/rust/lqosd/src/throughput_tracker/tracking_data.rs
@@ -353,16 +353,16 @@ impl ThroughputTracker {
       });
 
       let current = self.bits_per_second();
-      if current.0 < 100000000000  && current.1 < 100000000000 {
+      if current.both_less_than(100000000000) {
         let prev_max = (
           HIGH_WATERMARK.get_down(),
           HIGH_WATERMARK.get_up(),
         );
-        if current.0 > prev_max.0 {
-          HIGH_WATERMARK.set_down(current.0);
+        if current.down > prev_max.0 {
+          HIGH_WATERMARK.set_down(current.down);
         }
-        if current.1 > prev_max.1 {
-          HIGH_WATERMARK.set_up(current.1);
+        if current.up > prev_max.1 {
+          HIGH_WATERMARK.set_up(current.up);
         }
       }
   }
@@ -371,25 +371,16 @@ impl ThroughputTracker {
     self.cycle.fetch_add(1, std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed);
   }
 
-  pub(crate) fn bits_per_second(&self) -> (u64, u64) {
-    (
-      self.bytes_per_second.get_down() * 8,
-      self.bytes_per_second.get_up() * 8,
-    )
+  pub(crate) fn bits_per_second(&self) -> DownUpOrder<u64> {
+    self.bytes_per_second.as_down_up().to_bits_from_bytes()
   }
 
-  pub(crate) fn shaped_bits_per_second(&self) -> (u64, u64) {
-    (
-      self.shaped_bytes_per_second.get_down() * 8, 
-      self.shaped_bytes_per_second.get_up() * 8
-    )
+  pub(crate) fn shaped_bits_per_second(&self) -> DownUpOrder<u64> {
+    self.shaped_bytes_per_second.as_down_up().to_bits_from_bytes()
   }
 
-  pub(crate) fn packets_per_second(&self) -> (u64, u64) {
-    (
-      self.packets_per_second.get_down(),
-      self.packets_per_second.get_up(),
-    )
+  pub(crate) fn packets_per_second(&self) -> DownUpOrder<u64> {
+    self.packets_per_second.as_down_up()
   }
 
   #[allow(dead_code)]
diff --git a/src/rust/lqtop/src/widgets/network_sparkline.rs b/src/rust/lqtop/src/widgets/network_sparkline.rs
index ac5409b2..25adb3f6 100644
--- a/src/rust/lqtop/src/widgets/network_sparkline.rs
+++ b/src/rust/lqtop/src/widgets/network_sparkline.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use ratatui::{
     widgets::*,
 };
 use std::sync::mpsc::{Receiver, Sender};
+use lqos_utils::units::DownUpOrder;
 
 pub struct NetworkSparkline {
     bus_link: tokio::sync::mpsc::Sender<crate::bus::BusMessage>,
@@ -67,32 +68,31 @@ impl TopWidget for NetworkSparkline {
         let bps_down: Vec<(f64, f64)> = raw_data
             .iter()
             .enumerate()
-            .map(|(i, &val)| (i as f64, val.bits_per_second.1 as f64))
+            .map(|(i, &val)| (i as f64, val.bits_per_second.up as f64))
             .collect();
 
         let bps_up: Vec<(f64, f64)> = raw_data
             .iter()
             .enumerate()
-            .map(|(i, &val)| (i as f64, val.bits_per_second.0 as f64))
+            .map(|(i, &val)| (i as f64, val.bits_per_second.down as f64))
             .collect();
 
         let shaped_down: Vec<(f64, f64)> = raw_data
             .iter()
             .enumerate()
-            .map(|(i, &val)| (i as f64, val.shaped_bits_per_second.1 as f64))
+            .map(|(i, &val)| (i as f64, val.shaped_bits_per_second.up as f64))
             .collect();
 
         let shaped_up: Vec<(f64, f64)> = raw_data
             .iter()
             .enumerate()
-            .map(|(i, &val)| (i as f64, val.shaped_bits_per_second.0 as f64))
+            .map(|(i, &val)| (i as f64, val.shaped_bits_per_second.down as f64))
             .collect();
 
-        let (up, down) = self.current_throughput.bits_per_second;
         let title = format!(
             " [Throughput (Down: {} Up: {})]",
-            scale_bits(up),
-            scale_bits(down)
+            scale_bits(self.current_throughput.bits_per_second.down),
+            scale_bits(self.current_throughput.bits_per_second.up)
         );
 
         let block = Block::default()
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ impl NetworkSparkline {
 
 #[derive(Default, Copy, Clone)]
 struct CurrentThroughput {
-    pub bits_per_second: (u64, u64),
-    pub _packets_per_second: (u64, u64),
-    pub shaped_bits_per_second: (u64, u64),
+    pub bits_per_second: DownUpOrder<u64>,
+    pub _packets_per_second: DownUpOrder<u64>,
+    pub shaped_bits_per_second: DownUpOrder<u64>,
 }