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User’s Manual of XGSW-28040

: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.

4.9.14 WRED

This page allows you to configure the Random Early Detection (RED) settings for queue 0 to 5. RED cannot be applied to queue

6 and 7. Through different RED configuration for the queues (QoS classes) it is possible to obtain Weighted Random Early

Detection (WRED) operation between queues. The settings are global for all ports in the switch. The WRED screen in

Figure

4-9-17

appears.

Figure 4-9-17

WRED page screenshot

The page includes the following fields:

Object

Description

Queue

The queue number (QoS class) for which the configuration below applies.

Enable

Controls whether RED is enabled for this queue.

Min. Threshold

Controls the lower RED threshold. If the average queue filling level is below this

threshold, the drop probability is zero. This value is restricted to 0-100.

Max. DP 1

Controls the drop probability for frames marked with Drop Precedence Level 1

when the average queue filling level is 100%. This value is restricted to 0-100.

Max. DP2

Controls the drop probability for frames marked with Drop Precedence Level 2

when the average queue filling level is 100%. This value is restricted to 0-100.

Max. DP3

Controls the drop probability for frames marked with Drop Precedence Level 3

when the average queue filling level is 100%. This value is restricted to 0-100.

RED Drop Probability Function

The following illustration shows the drop probability function with associated parameters.

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