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to recommendations in the IEEE 802.1p standard as shown in the
following table.
The priority levels recommended in the IEEE 802.1p standard for various
network applications are shown in the following table. However, you can
map the priority levels to the switch’s output queues in any way that
benefits application traffic for your own network.
•Priority – CoS value. (Range: 0 to 7, where 7 is the highest priority)
•Traffic Class – Output queue buffer. (Range: 0 - 3, where 3 is the
highest CoS priority queue)
Queue
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Priority
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Priority Level Traffic Type
1Background
2(Spare)
0 (default) Best Effort
3 Excellent Effort
4 Controlled Load
5 Video, less than 100 milliseconds latency and jitter
6 Voice, less than 10 milliseconds latency and jitter
7 Network Control