169 | SMC Networks TigerSwitch guide

CLASS OF SERVICE CONFIGURATION

Command Attributes

•Default Priority9 – The priority that is assigned to untagged frames received on the specified interface. (Range: 0-7, Default: 0)

•Number of Egress Traffic Classes – The number of queue buffers provided for each port.

Web – Click Priority, Default Port Priority or Default Trunk Priority. Modify the default priority for any interface, then click Apply.

Figure 3-72 Port Priority Configuration

CLI – This example assigns a default priority of 5 to port 3.

Console(config)#interface ethernet 1/3			4-146
Console(config-if)#switchport priority default 5			4-224
Console(config-if)#end
Console#show interfaces switchport ethernet 1/3			4-157
Information of Eth 1/3
Broadcast threshold:		Disabled
LACP status:		Disabled
Ingress rate	limit: disable, Level: 30
Egress rate limit: disable, Level: 30
VLAN membership mode:		Hybrid
Ingress rule:		Enabled
Acceptable frame type:		Tagged frames only
Native VLAN:		1
Priority for	untagged traffic:	5
GVRP status:		Disabled
Allowed VLAN:		1(u),
Forbidden VLAN:
Private-VLAN	mode:	NONE
Private-VLAN	host-association:	NONE
Private-VLAN	mapping:	NONE
Console#

9. CLI displays this information as “Priority for untagged traffic.”

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TigerSwitch specifications

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SMC Networks TigerSwitch manual 169, CLI This example assigns a default priority of 5 to port

Models: TigerSwitch

Command Attributes

Figure 3-72 Port Priority Configuration

CLI – This example assigns a default priority of 5 to port 3.

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