Chapter 9 SSID Screen

9.3.3.1 ATC+WMM from LAN to WLAN

ATC+WMM from LAN (the wired Local Area Network) to WLAN (the Wireless Local Area Network) allows WMM prioritization of packets that do not already have WMM QoS priorities assigned. The NWA automatically classifies data packets using ATC and then assigns WMM priorities based on that ATC classification.

The following table shows how priorities are assigned for packets coming from the LAN to the WLAN.

Table 34 ATC + WMM Priority Assignment (LAN to WLAN)

PACKET SIZE

 

 

 

ATC VALUE

 

 

 

WMM VALUE

(BYTES)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 ~ 250

 

 

 

ATC_High

 

 

 

WMM_VIDEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

250 ~ 1100

 

 

 

ATC_Mediu

 

 

 

WMM_BEST_EFFORT

 

 

 

 

m

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1100 +

 

 

 

ATC_Low

 

 

 

WMM_BACKGROUND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.3.3.2 ATC+WMM from WLAN to LAN

ATC+WMM from WLAN to LAN automatically prioritizes (assigns an ATC value to) all packets coming from the WLAN. Packets are assigned an ATC value based on their WMM value, not their size.

The following table shows how priorities are assigned for packets coming from the WLAN to the LAN when using ATC+WMM.

Table 35 ATC + WMM Priority Assignment (WLAN to LAN)

WMM VALUE

 

ATC VALUE

 

 

 

 

 

 

WMM_VOICEATC_High

WMM_VIDEOATC_High

WMM_BEST_EFFORTATC_Medium

WMM_BACKGROUNATC_Low

D

NONEATC_Medium

9.3.4 Type Of Service (ToS)

Network traffic can be classified by setting the ToS (Type Of Service) values at the data source (for example, at the NWA) so a server can decide the best method of delivery, that is the least cost, fastest route and so on.

9.3.4.1 DiffServ

DiffServ is a class of service (CoS) model that marks packets so that they receive specific per-hop treatment at DiffServ-compliant network devices along the route

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