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Dscp configuration, Dscp, Onfiguration – MicroNet Technology SP5001A/S User Manual

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5.10. DSCP Configuration

Assured

Forwarding (AF)

PHB

Assured Forwarding (AF): Has four classes and three
drop-precedence within each class (so a total of twelve
codepoints). Excess AF traffic is not delivered with as high
probability as the traffic "within profile," which means it may be
demoted but not necessarily dropped DiffServ AF

Expedited

Forwarding (EF)

PHB

Expedited Forwarding (EF): Has a single codepoint (DiffServ
value). EF minimizes delay and jitter and provides the highest
level of aggregate quality of service. Any traffic that exceeds the
traffic profile (which is defined by local policy) is discarded

DiffServ EF

Default

Select TOS value as 0.

User Assign

Special DSCP Code

User can set other unspecified value here


Differentiated Services (DiffServ, or DS) is a protocol for specifying and controlling
network traffic by class so that certain types of traffic get precedence - for example,
voice traffic, which requires a relatively uninterrupted flow of data, might get

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