Enterasys Networks Matrix E7, 6000 manual Configuring Priority Queuing Based on Packet Type

The Device View

5.Click on the Priority drop-down list box, and scroll to select the desired priority level — Normal (0)–7 — for forwarding packets received with the specified MAC-layer information.

NOTE

Since the SmartSwitch 6000 and Matrix E7 modules have two transmit queues, a priority of Normal will cause packets to be forwarded through the lower priority queue, and any priority of 1 through 7 will cause the packets to be forwarded through the higher priority queue.

6.Click the Apply button. The Current Priority Entries list box will be updated with the newly created entry.

You can edit an existing address entry by changing the priority currently associated with the entry. To do so:

1.Highlight the desired entry in the Current Priority Entries list box, and click on the Edit button. The Priority drop-down list box will be activated. (All other parameters will remain grayed-out, since they cannot be edited once they are initially configured).

2.Click on the

Priority drop-down list box, and scroll to select the new priority level

(Normal–7) for forwarding packets received with the specified MAC-layer information.

3.Click the Apply button. The Current Priority Entries list box will be updated with the newly edited entry.

To clear a priority entry from the ctPriorityExtMACTable:

1.Highlight the desired entry in the Current Priority Entries list box, and click on the Delete button. The entry fields will be cleared from the table.

Configuring Priority Queuing Based on Packet Type

You can use the Frame Priority Configuration window, Figure 2-22, to determine packet queuing based solely upon its Type field data. Frame type entries are maintained in the ctPriorityExtPktTypeTable. You can configure up to 15 frame Type priority entries for the device.

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