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Managing Switches

Configuring Switch Features

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the “normal” outbound port queues. However, with a CoS policy operating in

your network, you can determine the outbound priority queue to which a

packet is sent.

Policy Options for Extending Traffic Priority Control to Outbound

Packets Traveling to Downstream Devices.

If an outbound packet is in an 802.1Q tagged VLAN environment, that is, if the

packet is assigned to a tagged VLAN on the outbound port, then the packet

carries an 802.1p priority setting that was configured in the switch. This

priority setting can range from 0 to 7, and can be used by downstream devices

that have up to eight queues. While packets within a switch move only at high

or normal priority, they still can carry the 802.1p priority that can be used by

downstream devices that have more than two priority levels. Also, if the

packet enters the switch with an 802.1p priority setting, CoS can override this

setting if configured appropriately.

Note If you are not using multiple tagged VLANs in your network, you can still use

the tagged VLAN feature available in HP ProCurve switches by configuring

the default VLAN as a tagged VLAN.

Priority Settings for Outbound Packets. You can configure a CoS

priority of 0 through 7 for an outbound packet. When the packet is sent to a

port, the CoS priority determines which outbound queue the packet uses.

Table 13-3. CoS Priority

If a packet is not in an 802.1Q tagged VLAN environment, the above settings

control only to which outbound queue the packet goes, and no 802.1p priority

is added to the packet. However, if the packet is in an 802.1Q tagged VLAN

environment, then the above setting is also added to the packet as an 802.1p

priority that can be used by downstream devices and applications, as shown

in the Priority Mapping Table. For each priority policy setting this table shows:

■ The corresponding outbound port queue a packet will use when exiting

from any switch covered by the policy

■ The corresponding 802.1p priority setting the packet will carry when it

leaves the switch

QoS Setting Outbound Port Queue Operation

0*-3 normal Packets in this queue leave the port after the

high-priority queue is emptied.

4-7 high priority Packets in this queue leave the port first.

* Note that in compliance with the 802.1p standard, “0” is ranked as “normal” and is a higher

priority than “1” and “2”.

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