HP ProCurve 5300xl Series Management Manual page 277

Edge Switch
Classify inbound traffic
on these Class-of-
Service (CoS) types:
• IP-device (address)
• Protocol (LAN)
• VLAN-ID (VID).
• Source-Port
Apply 802.1p priority to
selected outbound
traffic on tagged VLANs.
Set Priority
Figure 8-1. Example of 802.1p Priority Based on CoS (Class-of-Service) Types and Use of VLAN Tags
Edge Switch
Classify inbound traffic
on IP-device (address)
and VLAN-ID (VID).
Apply DSCP markers to
selected traffic.
Set Policy
Figure 8-2. Example Application of Differentiated Services Codepoint (DSCP) Policies
Quality of Service is a general term for classifying and prioritizing traffic
throughout a network. That is, QoS enables you to establish an end-to-end
traffic priority policy to improve control and throughput of important data.
You can manage available bandwidth so that the most important traffic goes
first. For example, you can use Quality of Service to:
■ Upgrade or downgrade traffic from various servers.
Control the priority of traffic from dedicated VLANs or applications.
■
■ Change the priorities of traffic from various segments of your network as
your business needs change.
■ Set priority policies in edge switches in your network to enable traffic-
handling rules across the network.
Honor Priority
Downstream
Switch
Tagged VLANs on
inbound and outbound
ports.
Traffic arrives with
priority set by edge
switch
Forward with 802.1p
priority.
Honor Policy
Downstream
Switch
Traffic arrives with DSCP
markers set by edge
switch
Classify on ToS DiffServ.
At the edge switch, QoS classifies certain traffic types and in some cases
applies a DSCP policy. At the next hop (downstream switch) QoS honors the
policies established at the edge switch. Further downstream, another switch
may reclassify some traffic by applying new policies, and yet other down-
stream switches can be configured to honor the new policies.
Quality of Service (QoS): Managing Bandwidth More Effectively
Downstream
Switch
Tagged VLANs on some
or all inbound and
outbound ports.
Classify inbound traffic
on CoS types.
Change priority on
selected CoS type(s).
Forward with 802.1p
priority.
Change Priority
Downstream
Switch
Classify on ToS DiffServ
and Other CoS
Apply new DSCP markers
to selected traffic.
Change Policy
Introduction
Honor New Priority
Downstream
Switch
Tagged VLANs on at
least some inbound
ports.
Traffic arrives with the
priority set in the VLAN
tag. Carry priority
downstream on tagged
VLANs.
Honor New Policy
Downstream
Switch
Classify on ToS Diffserv
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