Command attributes – SMC Networks SMC Tiger 10/100 SMC6128L2 User Manual

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priorities are defined in IEEE 802.1p. The default priority levels are
assigned according to recommendations in the IEEE 802.1p standard as
shown in the following table.

The priority levels recommended in the IEEE 802.1p standard for various
network applications are shown in the following table. However, you can
map the priority levels to the switch’s output queues in any way that
benefits application traffic for your own network.

Command Attributes

Interface – Select port or trunk identifier.

Priority – CoS value. (Range: 0-7, where 7 is the highest priority)

Traffic Class* – Output queue buffer. (Range: 0-3, where 3 is the
highest CoS priority queue)

* CLI shows Queue ID.

Table 3-12. Egress Queue Priority Mapping

Queue

0

1

2

3

Priority

1,2

0,3

4,5

6,7

Table 3-13. CoS Priority Levels

Priority Level

Traffic Type

1

Background

2

(Spare)

0 (default)

Best Effort

3

Excellent Effort

4

Controlled Load

5

Video, less than 100 milliseconds latency and jitter

6

Voice, less than 10 milliseconds latency and jitter

7

Network Control

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