Quality of Service (QoS): Managing Bandwidth More Effectively

Using QoS Classifiers To Configure QoS for Outbound Traffic

QoS IP-Device Priority

 

QoS Classifier Precedence: 2

 

The IP device option, which applies only to IPv4 packets, uses two rules per

 

IP address on all ports in the switch. Where a particular device-IP address

 

classifier has the highest precedence in the switch for traffic addressed to or

 

from that device, then traffic received on the switch with that address is

 

marked with the IP address classifier’s configured priority level. Different IP

 

device classifiers can have differing priority levels.

 

 

N o t e

The switch does not allow a QoS IP-device priority for the Management VLAN

 

IP address, if configured. If there is no Management VLAN configured, then

 

the switch does not allow configuring a QoS IP-device priority for the Default

 

VLAN IP address.

 

IP address QoS does not support layer-2 SAP encapsulation. For more

 

information on packet-type restrictions, refer to ‘‘Details of Packet Criteria

 

and Restrictions for QoS Support’’, on page 6-66.

 

 

Options for Assigning Priority. Priority control options for packets carrying a specified IP address include:

802.1p priority

DSCP policy (Assigning a new DSCP and an 802.1p priority; inbound packets must be IPv4.)

(For operation when other QoS classifiers apply to the same traffic, refer to “Classifiers for Prioritizing Outbound Packets” on page 6-9.)

For a given IP address, you can use only one of the above options at a time. However, for different IP addresses, you can use different options.

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