Redline RDL-3000 - 8.2 Classification: Services and Service Groups

RDL-3000 User Manual
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8.2 Classification: Services and Service Groups
8.2.1 Packet Classification at the Sector Controller
The RDL-3000 PMP deployment can be configured for use with VLAN tagged traffic,
untagged traffic, or a combination these two types. Ingress packets received on the
sector controller Ethernet port are classified according to the criteria in the following
table. These descriptions do not include management traffic for the RDL-3000 sector
controller or subscriber.
Table 40: Spec. - Classification: Packet Received on SC Ethernet Port
VLAN tag matches a Service Group VID
Known unicast address
Priority: Preserve original 802.1p priority bits.
Tag: Remove outermost matching VLAN tag.
Forward: To destination only.
Rate: Downlink rate of member Service for this
subscriber.
Unknown unicast
address:
Priority: Preserve original 802.1p priority bits.
Tag: Remove outermost matching VLAN tag.
Forward: All Service Group members.
Rate: Two modulation steps below the lowest rate
currently in-use across all active Services
Multicast or broadcast
address:
Priority: Preserve original 802.1p priority bits.
Tag: Remove outermost matching VLAN tag.
Forward: All Service Group members.
Rate: Downlink rate of this Service Group.
VLAN tag does not match any Service Group VID -- OR -- untagged packet
Pass through service
group not defined:
Discard packet.
Pass through service
group defined
--- AND ---
known unicast
destination
Priority: Service Group default priority.
Tag: Unchanged
Forward: Destination only.
Rate: Downlink rate of member Service for this
subscriber.
Pass through service
group defined
--- AND ---
unknown address
(all types)
Priority: Service Group default priority.
Tag: Unchanged
Forward: All Service Group members.
Rate: Two modulation steps below the lowest rate
currently in-use across all active Services.
Pass through service
group defined
--- AND ---
multicast or broadcast
address
Priority: Service Group default priority.
Tag: Unchanged
Forward: All Service Group members.
Rate: Downlink rate of this Service Group.