Establishing security

Types of marking rules

Two kinds of packet marking rules can be created.

A rule can be made to examine the ToS field of a header and copy the existing mark to the TOS field of the new packet, which is entering or exiting the VSU. This is known as inheriting a mark.

A rule can be made to skip the ToS field, but examine the remaining fields of the header. If a match is made, then the ToS field is appropriately marked.

How to create a packet marking rule

The Packet Filtering Policy wizard is used to create a Marking Rule. VPNmanager Console is then used to update a specific VSU with the new rule. The different types of marks used in a rule are briefly described in Step 7.

Before marking any packets, you must gather the information described in Table 13. Basically, the type of marks, type of packets, and the direction of packet flow (in and/or out of the VSU) is needed to create a marking rule.

Table 13: IP packet marking information

Item

Description

 

 

User defined marks

Identify which user defined marks are being

 

read by your routers.

 

 

Packet type associated with a

Examine the PFB rule associated with a

specific user defined mark

specific user defined mark to identify the type

 

of IP packet being marked.

 

 

Predefined marks

Identify which predefined marks are being read

 

by your routers.

 

 

Packet type associated with a

Examine the PFB rule associated with a

specific predefined mark

specific predefined mark to identify the type of

 

IP packet being marked.

 

 

To create a packet marking rule:

1.Move to the Configuration Console window.

2.From the Contents column, select the VSU where the new rule has to be located.

3.From the GO menu, select Policy Manager, to open the Policy Manager window.

4.From the Type of Policy drop-down list, select Packet Filtering to view the Policy Manager for Packet Filtering.

5.Click the Add button to start the Packet Filtering Policy Wizard.

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3.7 specifications

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