Figure 5 - 1 Mapping QoS on the Switch
The picture above shows the default priority setting for the Switch. Class-7 has the highest priority of the eight priority
queues on the Switch. In order to implement QoS, the user is required to instruct the Switch to examine the header of
a packet to see if it has the proper identifying tag tagged. Then the user may forward these tagged packets to
designated queues on the Switch where they will be emptied, based on priority.
For example, lets say a user wishes to have a videoconference between two remotely set computers. The
administrator can add priority tags to the video packets being sent out, utilizing the Access Profile commands. Then,
on the receiving end, the administrator instructs the Switch to examine packets for this tag, acquires the tagged
packets and maps them to a class queue on the Switch. Then in turn, the administrator will set a priority for this queue
so that will be emptied before any other packet is forwarded. This results in the end user receiving all packets sent as
quickly as possible, thus prioritizing the queue and allowing for an uninterrupted stream of packets, which optimizes
the use of bandwidth available for the video conference.
Understanding QoS
The Switch has eight priority queues. These priority queues are labeled from 0-7, with 7 being the highest priority and
0 the lowest priority queue. The eight priority tags, specified in IEEE 802.1p are mapped to the Switch's priority tags
as follows:
Priority 0 is assigned to the Switch's Q2 queue.
Priority 1 is assigned to the Switch's Q0 queue.
Priority 2 is assigned to the Switch's Q1 queue.
Priority 3 is assigned to the Switch's Q3 queue.
Priority 4 is assigned to the Switch's Q4 queue.
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