Item Notes Description
• Select TOS for TOS type packets only. You must select a service type (Minimize-Cost,
Maximize-Reliability, Maximize-Throughput, or Minimize-Delay) from the dropdown
list as well.
• Select User-defined Service for user-defined packets only. You must define the port
range and protocol as well.
• Select Well-known Service for specific application packets only. You must select the
required service from the dropdown list as well.
Resource,
and
Control
Function
Mandatory field. Specify the Resource Type and corresponding Control function for the QoS rule. The available
Resource options are Bandwidth, Connection Sessions, Priority Queues, and DiffServ
Codepoints.
• Bandwidth – Select Bandwidth as the resource type for the QoS Rule, and you have to
assign the min rate, max rate and rate unit as the bandwidth settings in the Control
Function / Set MINR & MAXR field.
• Connection Sessions – Select Connection Sessions as the resource type for the QoS Rule,
and you have to assign supported session number in the Control Function / Set Session
Limitation field.
• Priority Queues – Select Priority Queues as the resource type for the QoS Rule, and you
have to specify a priority queue in the Control Function / Set Priority field.
• DiffServ Code Points – Select DiffServ Code Points as the resource type for the QoS
Rule, and you have to select a DSCP marking from the Control Function / DSCP Marking
dropdown list.
QoS
Direction
Mandatory field.
Default setting:
Outbound
Specify the traffic flow direction for the packets to apply the QoS rule.
It can be Outbound, Inbound, or Both.
• Outbound – Select Outbound to prioritize the traffic going to the Internet via the
specified interface. Under such situation, the hosts specified in the Group field is a
source group.
• Inbound – Select Inbound to prioritize the traffic coming from the Internet via the
specified interface. Under such situation, the hosts specified in the Group field is a
destination group.
• Both – Select both to prioritize the traffic passing through the specified interface, both
Inbound and Outbound are considered. Under such situation, the hosts specified in the
Group field can be a source or destination group.
Sharing
Method
Mandatory field.
Default setting:
Group Control
Specify the preferred sharing method for how to apply the QoS rule on the selected group:
Individual Control or Group Control
• Individual Control – If Individual Control is selected, each host in the group will have
their own QoS service resource as specified in the rule.
• Group Control – If Group Control is selected, all the group hosts share the same QoS
service resource.
Time
Schedule
Mandatory field. Apply a Time Schedule to this rule; otherwise leave it as (0) Always. (refer to Object Definition >
Scheduling > Configuration settings)