Marking; Configuring Dscp Classification By Interface - Dell PowerConnect B-RX Configuration Manual

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Marking

The mapping between the internal forwarding priority and values received and forwarded can be
changed as follows:
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Marking
Marking is the process of changing the packet's QoS information (the 802.1p and DSCP
information in a packet) for the next hop. You can mark a packet's Layer 2 CoS value, its Layer 3
DSCP value, or both values. The Layer 2 CoS or DSCP value the device marks in the packet is the
same value that results from mapping the packet's QoS value into a Layer 2 CoS or DSCP value.
Marking is optional and is disabled by default. When marking is disabled, the device still performs
mappings for scheduling the packet, but leaves the packet's QoS values unchanged when the
device forwards the packet.

Configuring DSCP classification by interface

You can configure DSCP classification on an interface to set the DSCP value of every packet that
arrives on the interface to a value that you configure. After the packet's DSCP value has been set
using this command, it is subject to classification, marking, and scheduling operations that are
configured.
To configure the 1/1 interface to set all packets that arrive on it to a DSCP value of 23, use the
following command.
BigIron RX(config)# interface ethernet 1/1
BigIron RX(config-if-e1000-1/1)# dscp 23
Syntax: [no] dscp <num>
The <num> parameter can be any possible DSCP value from 0 to 63.
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COS to DSCP Mapping – You can change the mapping between 802.1p (COS) values from the
default values shown in Table 87
when trust level is COS. Refer to
DSCP to DSCP Mapping – You can alter the DSCP value of a packet that is received to a value
configured on the switch. This mapping is used for DSCP marking when trust level is DSCP.
Refer to "Changing the DSCP –> DSCP mappings"
DSCP to Internal Forwarding Priority Mapping – You can change the mapping between the
DSCP value and the Internal Forwarding priority value from the default values shown in
Table 87 through Table 90. This mapping is used for COS marking and determining the internal
priority when the trust level is DSCP. Refer to
priority mappings" on page 472.
COS to Internal Forwarding Priority Mapping – You can change the mapping between 802.1p
(COS) values and the Internal Forwarding priority value from the default values shown in
Table 87 through Table 90. This mapping is used for COS marking and determining the internal
priority when the trust level is COS.
mappings" on page 473.
through Table 90. This mapping is used for DSCP marking
"Changing the CoS –> DSCP mappings"
on page 472.
"Changing the DSCP –> internal forwarding
"Changing the CoS –> internal forwarding priority
on page 471.
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