This task map lists the general tasks for creating an IPQoS configuration file.
Task |
Description |
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1. Plan your IPQoS-enabled network configuration. |
Decide which systems on the local network should become IPQoS enabled. | |
2. Plan the QoS policy for IPQoS systems on your network. |
Identify traffic flows as distinct classes of service. Then, determine which flows require traffic management. | |
3. Create the IPQoS configuration file and define its first action. |
Create the IPQoS file, invoke the IP classifier, and define a class for processing. |
How to Create the IPQoS Configuration File and Define Traffic Classes |
4. Create filters for a class. |
Add the filters that govern which traffic is selected and organized into a class. | |
5. Add more classes and filters to the IPQoS configuration file. |
Create more classes and filters to be processed by the IP classifier. |
How to Create an IPQoS Configuration File for a Best-Effort Web Server |
6. Add an action statement with parameters that configure the metering modules. |
If the QoS policy calls for flow control, assign flow-control rates and conformance levels to the meter. |
How to Configure Flow Control in the IPQoS Configuration File |
7. Add an action statement with parameters that configure the marker. |
If the QoS policy calls for differentiated forwarding behaviors, define how traffic classes are to be forwarded. |
How to Define Traffic Forwarding in the IPQoS Configuration File |
8. Add an action statement with parameters that configure the flow-accounting module. |
If the QoS policy calls for statistics gathering on traffic flows, define how accounting statistics are to be gathered. |
How to Enable Accounting for a Class in the IPQoS Configuration File |
9. Apply the IPQoS configuration file. |
Add the content of a specified IPQoS configuration file into the appropriate kernel modules. |
How to Apply a New Configuration to the IPQoS Kernel Modules |
10. Configure forwarding behaviors in the router files. |
If any IPQoS configuration files on the network define forwarding behaviors, add the resulting DSCPs to the appropriate scheduling files on the router. |