Qos; Traffic Classes - Cisco RV345 Administration Manual

QoS

This section describes the Quality of service (QoS), which is used to optimize network traffic in order to
improve the user experience. QoS controls and manages network resources by setting priorities for specific
types of data (video, audio, files) on the network. It is exclusively applied to network traffic generated for
video on demand, IPTV, VoIP, streaming media, videoconferencing, and on-line gaming. This section
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Traffic Classes

Traffic classes channel Internet traffic to a desired queue based on the service. The service can be Layer 4
TCP or UDP port application, Source or Destination IP Address, DSCP, Receive interface, OS, and Device
type.
To configure the Traffic Classes, follow these steps:
Step 1 Click QoS > Traffic Classes.
Step 2 In the Traffic Table, click Add (or select the row and click Edit) and enter the following:
• Class Name - Enter the name of the defined class.
• Description - Enter the description of the class.
• In Use - Traffic class record is being used by a queuing policy.
Step 3 In the Service Table, click Add (or select the row and click Edit) and enter the following information:
Traffic Classes, page 47
WAN Queuing, page 48
WAN Policing, page 49
WAN Bandwidth Management, page 49
Switch Classification, page 50
Switch Queuing, page 51
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