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priorities of forwarding. Resources can then be allocated according to the DSCP values and the 
configured policies.
DiffServ Network Example
The following figure depicts a DiffServ network consisting of a group of directly connected DiffServ-
compliant network devices. The boundary node (A in Figure 184) in a DiffServ network classifies (marks 
with a DSCP value) the incoming packets into different traffic flows (Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze) 
based on the configured marking rules. A network administrator can then apply various traffic policies to 
the traffic flows. An example traffic policy, is to give higher drop precedence to one traffic flow over 
others. In our example, packets in the Bronze traffic flow are more likely to be dropped when congestion 
occurs than the packets in the Platinum traffic flow as they move across the DiffServ network.
Figure 184   DiffServ Network
42.2  Activating DiffServ
Activate DiffServ to apply marking rules or IEEE 802.1p priority mapping on the selected ports.
Click SWITCHING > QoS > Diffserv to display the screen as shown.