Configuring Flow Classification; Feature And Hardware Compatibility; Specifying A Flow Classification Policy - HP FlexNetwork MSR2003 Configuration Manual

Configuring flow classification

To implement differentiated services, flow classification categorizes packets to be forwarded by a
multicore device according to one of the following flow classification policies:
•
Flow-based policy—Forwards packets of a flow to the same CPU. A data flow is defined by
using the following fields: source IP address, destination IP address, source port number,
destination port number, and protocol number. This policy takes the first-in first-out rule.
•
Packet-based policy—Forwards packets in sequence to different CPUs, even though they are
the same flow. This policy does not ensure packet order.

Feature and hardware compatibility

Hardware
MSR954(JH296A/JH297A/JH298A/JH299A)
MSR1002-4/1003-8S
MSR2003
MSR2004-24/2004-48
MSR3012/3024/3044/3064
MSR4060/4080

Specifying a flow classification policy

IMPORTANT:
If a service requires packets of a flow to be received by the same CPU, you must use the flow-based
policy.
To specify a flow classification policy:
Step
1. Enter system view.
2. Specify a flow
classification policy.
Command
system-view
forwarding policy { per-flow |
per-packet }
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Flow classification compatibility
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Remarks
N/A
By default, flow-based policy is used.