Policy Class Definition - Dell PowerConnect 8024 User Manual

Policy Class Definition

Use the Diffserv Policy Class Definition page to associate a class to a policy, and to define attributes for
that policy-class instance.
To display the page, click Quality of Service → Differentiated Services → Policy Class Definition in the
tree view.
Figure 11-9. Diffserv Policy Class Definition
The Diffserv Policy Class Definition page contains the following fields:
Policy Name — Selects the policy to associate with a member class from a drop-down menu.
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• Member Classes — Selects the member class to associate with this policy name from a drop-down
menu.
• Drop Packets — Select this field to drop packets for this policy-class.
• Assign Queue — Assigns the packets of this policy-class to a queue. The valid range is 0–6.
• Traffic Conditioning — Assigns a type of traffic conditioning when checked and a condition is
selected from the drop-down menu. This field affects how traffic that matches this policy-class is
treated. Choose from None, Marking, and Policing. When Marking or Policing is selected, the screen
changes to display related fields.
– None: Specifies no traffic conditioning occurs during packet processing. This is the default.
– Marking: Allows you to mark one of the following fields in the packet: IP DSCP, IP Precedence, or
Class of Service. For information on the fields that display when Marking is selected, see "Packet
Marking Traffic Condition."
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