Enterasys Networks 2H253, 2E253 Port Priority, Traffic Class, Transmit, Queues, Rate Limiting

802.1p Configuration Menu Screen

Menu Descriptions

Refer to Table 8-1for a functional description of each menu item.

Table 8-1 802.1p Configuration Menu Screen Menu Item Descriptions

Menu Item	Screen Function
PORT PRIORITY	Used to view or change the port default transmit priority (0 through 7)
CONFIGURATION	of each port for frames that are received (ingress) without priority
	information in their tag header. For additional information, refer to
	Section 8.2.
TRAFFIC CLASS	Used to display the current traffic class mapping-to-priority of each
INFORMATION	port. For details, refer to Section 8.3.
	This screen is also used to select a port to display the Traffic Class
	Configuration screen, where the current setting for that port or all
	ports may be changed simultaneously. For details, refer to Section 8.4.
TRANSMIT	Used to set each port individually, or all ports simultaneously, to either
QUEUES	transmit frames according to the priority transmit queues set in the
CONFIGURATION	Advanced Port Priority Configuration screen, or transmit frames
	according to a priority based on a percentage of port transmission
	capacity for each transmit queue. For details, refer to Section 8.5.
PRIORITY	Used to assign transmit priorities to protocol types of received frames.
CLASSIFICATION	For details, refer to Section 8.6.
CONFIGURATION	This screen is also used to access the Protocol Port Configuration
	screen to add or delete transmitting ports associated with a specific
	priority. For details about the Protocol Port Configuration screen, refer
	to Section 8.7.
RATE LIMITING	Used to configure a rate limit for a given port and list of priorities.
	This is a traffic rate policing feature used to control the rate of traffic
	on a per port/priority basis. The list of priorities can include one,
	some, or all of the eight 802.1p priority levels. For details, refer to
	Section 8.8.

802.1p Configuration Menu Screens 8-3