Configuring the Switch
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Use the Policy Map page to specify a policy map. Then use the Class Map page to
configure a policy map. And finally, use the set and police commands to specify the
match criteria, where the:
-set - classifies the service that an IP packet will receive.
-police - defines the maximum throughput, burst rate, drop rate, and the action
that results from a policy violation.
Configuring a Class Map
A class map is used for matching packets to a specified class.
Command Attributes
•Modify Name and Description — Configures the name and a brief description of
a class map. (Range: 1-32 characters for the name; 1-256 characters for the
description)
•Edit Rules — Opens the Match Class Settings page. Enter the crite ria used to
classify traffic on this page.
Class Table
-Class Name — Name of the class map. (Range: 1-32 characters)
-Match Any — Only one match command is permitted per class map, so the
match-any field refers to the criteria specified by the lone match command.
-Specified Criteria — Displays the currently specified match criteria for this class
map.
-Remove — Deletes the selected criteria.
Criteria
-ACL List — Name of an access control list. Any type of ACL can be specified,
including standard or extended IP ACLs and MAC ACLs. (Range: 1-16
characters)
-IP DSCP — List of DSCP values. Up to 8 values can be specified, each
separated by a space. (Range: 0-63)
-IP Precedence — List of IP Precedence values. Up to 8 values can be specified,
each separated by a space. (Range: 0-7)
-VLAN — List of VLANs. Up to 30 VLANs can be specified, each separated by a
space. A range of VLANs can be entered using a hyphen. (Range:1-4094)
-Add Class — Select this to create a class map used for matching packets to the
specified class, and enter the Class Configuration page.
-Remove Class — Deletes a specified class.
Command Usage
• Currently you may only configure one rule per Class Map.
• When creating Class Maps do not use the character ‘&’ in the name.