1p commands, Configuring 802.1p priority, Replacing 802.1p priority information – Extreme Networks 200 Series User Manual

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802.1p Commands

Table 42 shows the command used to configure 802.1p priority. This is explained in more detail in the
following paragraphs.

Configuring 802.1p Priority

When a packet is transmitted by the switch, you can configure the 802.1p priority field that is placed in
the 802.1Q tag. You can configure the priority to be a number between 0 and 7, using the following
command:

config vlan <name> priority <number>

Replacing 802.1p Priority Information

By default, 802.1p priority information is not replaced or manipulated, and the information observed on
ingress is preserved when transmitting the packet. This behavior is not affected by the switching or
routing configuration of the switch.

However, the switch is capable of replacing the 802.1p priority information. To replace 802.1p priority
information, you will use an access list to set the 802.1p value. See Chapter 9, “Access Policies”, for
more information on using access lists. You will use the

set dot1p <dot1p_value>

parameter of the

create access list

command to replace the value. The packet is then placed on the queue that

corresponds to the new 802.1p value.

Configuring DiffServ

Contained in the header of every IP packet is a field for IP Type of Service (TOS), now also called the
DiffServ field. The TOS field is used by the switch to determine the type of service provided to the
packet.

Table 41: 802.1p Priority Value-to-QoS Profile to Hardware Queue Default Mapping

Priority Value

QoS Profile

Hardware Queue
Priority Value

0

Qp1

1

1

Qp2

1

2

Qp3

2

3

Qp4

2

4

Qp5

3

5

Qp6

3

6

Qp7

4

7

Qp8

4

Table 42: 802.1p Configuration Commands

Command

Description

config vlan <name> priority <number>

Configures the 802.1p priority value for 802.1Q
VLAN tags. The value for

priority

is an

integer between 0 and 7.

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