IPQoS Administration Guide

Defining a QoS Policy in the IPQoS Configuration File (Task Map)

The next table lists the general tasks for creating an IPQoS configuration file.

Table 3–1 Creating an IPQoS Configuration File (Task Map)


Task	Description	Instructions
1. Plan your IPQoS-enabled network configuration.	Decide which systems on the local network should become IPQoS-enabled.	How to Prepare a Network for IPQoS
2. Plan the QoS policy for IPQoS systems on your network.	Identify traffic flows as distinct classes of service and determine which flows require traffic management.	Planning the Quality-of-Service Policy
3. Begin 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 Begin 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.	How to Define Filters in the IPQoS Configuration File
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 taking on traffic flows, define how these accounting statistics are to be taken.	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.	How to Configure a Router on an IPQoS-Enabled Network