Figure 103: diffserv domain example – Allied Telesis AT-S63 User Manual

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Chapter 16: Quality of Service

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Section II: Advanced Operations

A simple example of this process is shown in Figure 103, for limiting the
amount of bandwidth used by traffic from a particular IP address. In the
domain shown, this bandwidth limit is supplied by the class of service
represented by a DSCP value of 40. In the next DiffServ domain, this
traffic is assigned to the class of service represented by a DSCP value of
3.

Figure 103. DiffServ Domain Example

To use the QoS tool set to configure a DiffServ domain:

1. As packets come into the domain at edge switches, replace their

DSCP value, if required.

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Classify the packets according to the required characteristics. For
available options, see Chapter 13, “Classifiers” on page 273.

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Assign the classifiers to flow groups and the flow groups to traffic
classes, with a different traffic class for each DiffServ code point
grouping within the DiffServ domain.

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Give each traffic class the priority and/or bandwidth limiting
controls that are required for that type of packet within this part of
the domain.

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Assign a DSCP value to each traffic class, to be written into the
TOS field of the packet header.

2. On switches and routers within the DiffServ domain, classify packets

according to the DSCP values that were assigned to traffic classes on
the edge switches.

Non-DiffServ

traffic

Classify by source IP address

Mark with DSCP=40

Limit bandwidth

DiffServ Domain

Classify by DSCP=40

Limit bandwidth

Classify by DSCP=40

Limit bandwidth

Re-mark to DSCP=3

Next DiffServ

domain

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