HP ProCurve 6400cl Series Management And Configuration Manual page 282

Port Traffic Controls
Guaranteed Minimum Bandwidth (GMB) on the Series 5300xl Switches
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Table 13-1. Per-Port Outbound Priority Queues
802.1p Priority Settings in Tagged VLAN
Packets*
1 (low)
2 (low)
0 (normal)
3 (normal)
4 (medium)
5 (medium)
6 (high)
7(high)
*The switch processes outbound traffic from an untagged port at the "0" (normal) priority level.
You can use GMB to reserve a specific percentage of each port's available
outbound bandwidth for each of the four priority queues. This means that
regardless of the amount of high priority outbound traffic on a port, you can
ensure that there will always be bandwidth reserved for lower-priority traffic.
Since the switch services outbound traffic according to priority (highest to
lowest), the highest-priority outbound traffic on a given port automatically
receives the first priority in servicing. Thus, in most applications, it is neces­
sary only to specify the minimum bandwidth you want to allocate to the lower
three priority queues. In this case, the high-priority traffic automatically
receives all unassigned bandwidth without starving the lower-priority queues.
Conversely, configuring a bandwidth minimum on only the high-priority out-
bound queue of a port (and not providing a bandwidth minimum for the lower-
priority queues) is not recommended because it may "starve" the lower-
priority queues. (See the Note, below.)
Outbound Priority Queue for a Given Port
1
2
3
4