Contents

GETTING STARTED......................................................................................

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INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................................................................................

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AUDIENCE ..................................................................................................................................................

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NOMENCLATURE .........................................................................................................................................

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TERMINOLOGY ............................................................................................................................................

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RELATED PUBLICATIONS .............................................................................................................................

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WHAT’S NEW IN THIS EDITION? ...................................................................................................................

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ENHANCEMENTS ADDED IN SOFTWARE RELEASE 06.6.X .......................................................................

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ENHANCEMENTS ADDED IN SOFTWARE RELEASE 07.1.X .......................................................................

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SUPPORT AND WARRANTY INFORMATION .....................................................................................................

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QUALITY OF SERVICE (QOS).......................................................................

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THE QUEUES ..............................................................................................................................................

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AUTOMATIC QUEUE MAPPING FOR IP TYPE OF SERVICE (TOS) VALUES ...............................................

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QUEUING METHODS ....................................................................................................................................

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SELECTING THE QUEUING METHOD .......................................................................................................

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CONFIGURING THE QUEUES ..................................................................................................................

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DISPLAYING THE QOS PROFILE CONFIGURATION .......................................................................................

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ASSIGNING QOS PRIORITIES TO TRAFFIC ..................................................................................................

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CHANGING A PORT’S PRIORITY ...........................................................................................................

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CHANGING A LAYER 2 PORT-BASEDVLAN’S PRIORITY .......................................................................

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REASSIGNING 802.1P PRIORITIES TO DIFFERENT QUEUES ...................................................................

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ASSIGNING STATIC MAC ENTRIES TO PRIORITY QUEUES ....................................................................

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ASSIGNING IP AND LAYER 4 SESSIONS TO PRIORITY QUEUES .............................................................

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ASSIGNING APPLETALK SOCKETS TO PRIORITY QUEUES .....................................................................

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CONFIGURING A UTILIZATION LIST FOR AN UPLINK PORT ............................................................................

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DISPLAYING UTILIZATION PERCENTAGES FOR AN UPLINK ...........................................................................

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USING ACCESS CONTROL LISTS (ACLS).....................................................

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OVERVIEW ..................................................................................................................................................

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