Classifier; Chapter 20 Classifier; About The Classifier And Qos; Configuring The Classifier - ZyXEL Communications MGS-3712F User Manual

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This chapter introduces and shows you how to configure the packet classifier on
the Switch.

20.1 About the Classifier and QoS

Quality of Service (QoS) refers to both a network's ability to deliver data with
minimum delay, and the networking methods used to control the use of
bandwidth. Without QoS, all traffic data is equally likely to be dropped when the
network is congested. This can cause a reduction in network performance and
make the network inadequate for time-critical application such as video-on-
demand.
A classifier groups traffic into data flows according to specific criteria such as the
source address, destination address, source port number, destination port number
or incoming port number. For example, you can configure a classifier to select
traffic from the same protocol port (such as Telnet) to form a flow.
Configure QoS on the Switch to group and prioritize application traffic and fine-
tune network performance. Setting up QoS involves two separate steps:
Configure classifiers to sort traffic into different flows.
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Configure policy rules to define actions to be performed on a classified traffic flow
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(refer to Chapter 21 on page 185

20.2 Configuring the Classifier

Use the Classifier screen to define the classifiers. After you define the classifier,
you can specify actions (or policy) to act upon the traffic that matches the rules.
To configure policy rules, refer to
MGS-3712/MGS-3712F User's Guide

Classifier

to configure policy rules).
Chapter 21 on page 185.
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