Outbound Port Queues And Packet Priority Settings - HP Procurve 2650 Management And Configuration Manual

Optimizing Traffic Flow with Port Controls, Port Trunking, and Port-Based Priority
member of the VLAN, the packet carries its priority setting to the next,
downstream device. If the outbound port is not configured as a tagged member
of the VLAN, then the tag is stripped from the packet, which then exits from
the switch without a priority setting.

Outbound Port Queues and Packet Priority Settings

Switches 2650 and 6108 ports use three outbound port queues, Low, Normal,
and High. As described below, these three queues map to the eight priority
settings specified in the 802.1p standard.
Table 9-8. Mapping Priority Settings to Device Queues
802.1p Priority Settings Used
In Tagged VLAN Packets
1 (low)
2 (low)
0 (normal priority)
3
4
5
6
7 (high priority)
For example, suppose you have configured port A10 to assign a priority level
of 1 (low):
I An untagged packet coming into the switch on port A10 and leaving the
switch through any other port configured as a tagged VLAN member
would leave the switch as a tagged packet with a priority level of 1.
A tagged packet with an 802.1p priority setting of 0 (zero) coming into the
I
switch on port A10 and leaving the switch through any other port config-
ured as a tagged VLAN member would leave the switch as a tagged packet
with a priority level of 1.
I A tagged packet with an 802.1p priority setting (1 - 7) coming into the
switch on port A10 and leaving the switch through any other port config-
ured as a tagged VLAN member would keep its original priority setting
(regardless of the port-based priority setting on port A10).
Configuring Port-Based Priority for Incoming Packets
HP Switch and Queue Assignment in Downstream Devices
Other Devices With:
with 3
4 Queues
Outbound Port
Queues
Low 1
Low 1
Normal 2
Normal 2
High 3
High 3
High 4
High 4
8 Queues 2 Queues
1 1
2 1
3 1
4 1
5 2
6 2
7 2
8 2
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