
Quality of Service (QoS): Managing Bandwidth More Effectively
Preparation for Configuring QoS
Preparation for Configuring QoSQoS operates in
Outbound Packet Options | Port Membership in VLANs | |
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Control Port Queue Priority for Packet Types | Yes | Yes |
Carry 802.1p Priority Assignment to Next Downstream Device | Yes | No |
Carry DSCP Policy to Downstream Devices. The policy includes: | Yes 1 | Yes 1 |
Assigning a ToS Codepoint |
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Assigning an 802.1p Priority 2 to the Codepoint |
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2This priority corresponds to the 802.1p priority scheme and is used to determine the packet’s port queue priority. When used in a
Steps for Configuring QoS on the Switch
1.Determine the QoS policy you want to implement. This includes analyzing the types of traffic flowing through your network and identifying one or more traffic types to prioritize. In order of QoS precedence, these are:
a.UDP/TCP applications
b.Device
c.IP
d.IP
e.VLAN Priority (requires at least one tagged VLAN on the network)
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g.Incoming 802.1p Priority (requires at least one tagged VLAN on the network)