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Chapter 44      Configuring Quality of Service
Overview of QoS
• Classification is the selection of traffic to be marked.
• Marking, according to RFC 2475, is the process of setting a Layer 3 DSCP value in a packet; in this 
publication, the definition of marking is extended to include setting Layer 2 CoS values.
• Policing is limiting bandwidth used by a flow of traffic. Policing can mark or drop traffic.
Basic QoS Model
Figure 44-2 illustrates a high-level flow of QoS function.
Figure 44-2 QoS Packet Processing
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Table 44-1 IP Precedence and DSCP Values (continued)
3-bit IP
Precedence
6 MSb
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DSCP
3-bit IP
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6 MSb
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DSCP
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Packet
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Input
Output
Input QoS
Classification
Input
Policing
and Marking
Forwarding
Lookup
Output QoS
Classification
Output
Policing
and Marking
Active Queue
Management
Port/Queue
Scheduling
(Sharing/
Shaping)
Packet
Transmission
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