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Understanding How PFC QoS Works
Classification and Marking on the MSFC
PFC QoS sends IP traffic to the MSFC with the final internal DSCP values. CoS is equal to
IP precedence in all traffic sent from the MSFC to egress ports.
Figure 41-9 Marking with PFC2 or PFC3 and MSFC2, MSFC2A, or MSFC3
Traffic that is Layer 3 switched on the PFC does not go through the MSFC and retains the CoS value
Note
assigned by the PFC.
Policers
These sections describe policers:
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Overview of Policers
Policing allows you to rate limit incoming and outgoing traffic so that it adheres to the traffic forwarding
rules defined by the QoS configuration. Sometimes these configured rules for how traffic should be
forwarded through the system are referred to as a contract. If the traffic does not adhere to this contract,
it is marked down to a lower DSCP value or dropped.
Policing does not buffer out-of-profile packets. As a result, policing does not affect transmission delay.
In contrast, traffic shaping works by buffering out-of-profile traffic, which moderates the traffic bursts.
(PFC QoS does not support shaping.)
Cisco 7600 Series Router Cisco IOS Software Configuration Guide, Release 12.2SX
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From PFC
Multilayer Switch Feature Card (MSFC) marking
Overview of Policers, page 41-20
Aggregate Policers, page 41-21
Microflow Policers, page 41-22
Write ToS
Yes
IP traffic
byte into
from PFC?
packet
No
Route
traffic
CoS = IP precedence for
all traffic (not configurable)
To egress
port
Chapter 41 Configuring PFC QoS
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