Quality of Service
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Policy Table
-Policy Name — Name of policy map.
-Class Name — Name of class map.
-Action — Classification of IP traffic by CoS, DSCP, or IP Precedence.
-Meter — Defines the maximum throughput, burst rate, and the action that results
from a policy violation.
-Rate (bps) — Rate in kilobits per second.
-Burst (byte) — Burst in bytes.
-Exceed Action — Specifies whether the traffic that exceeds the specified rate
will be dropped or the DSCP service level will be reduced.
-Remove Class — Deletes a class.
Policy Options
-Class Name — Name of class map. (Range: 1-32 characters)
-Action — Classifies IP traffic by setting a CoS, DSCP, or IP Precedence in a
packet. (Range - Class of Service (CoS) value: 0-7, Differentiated Service Code
Point (DSCP) value: 0-63, IP Precedence value: 0-7)
-Meter — Check this to define the maximum throughput, burst rate, and the
action that results from a policy violation.
-Rate (bps) — Rate in kilobits per second. (Range: 1-100000 Kbps or
maximum port speed, whichever is lower)
-Burst (byte) — Burst in bytes. (Range: 64-1522)
-Exceed — Specifies whether the traffic that exceeds the specified rate will be
dropped or the DSCP service level will be reduced.
-Set — This defines an enforcer to decrease the DSCP handling priority. (See
police command 4-215).
-Drop — This drops traffic that exceeds the specified limit.
-Add — Adds the specified criteria to the policy map.
-Remove Policy — Deletes a specified policy.
Command Usage
• You must set the ingress rate before you may set the egress rate.
• When creating Policy Maps do not use the character ‘&’ in the name.
• You must create a Class Map before creating a Policy Map.