Enterasys Networks 700 manual Configuring Priority Queuing Based on Packet Type

The MultiSwitch 700 Device View

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 Apply. 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 Delete. 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 2-23, 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.

Click Add to activate the Frame Type field, then type in the 2 byte hexadecimal frame Type.

Use the drop-down list box to select a priority (Normal–7) associated with that frame Type

Click Apply to set the priority at the device. Any priority of 1 or higher will allow packets received at the chosen port to be forwarded from the higher priority transmission queue.

Figure 2-23. Frame Priority Configuration Window

To assign a transmit priority based on frame Type information:

1.Click on the Add button. The entry fields will be activated.

2.Click in the Frame Type text box, and type in the 2-byte frame Type in XXXX format, where X is a valid hexadecimal value (A-F or 0-9), for which you want to configure a transmit priority (e.g., 8137 for Novell Type 1 frames).

3.Click on the Priority drop-down list box, and scroll to select the desired priority level (Normal–7) for forwarding packets received with the specified Type field information.

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