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“traffic-class” number called. With OnSite you can inspect the DSCP value in the ACL rules and modify the
DSCP value with the link scheduler

set ip dscp

command.

Note

When configuring service differentiation on the OnSite router,
ensure that codepoint settings are arranged with the service provider.

The command

set ip dscp

sets the DS field applied to packets of the class name. Additionally shaping may be

needed to make the class conformant. The

no

form of this command disables packet marking.

Mode: Source

Specifying layer 2 marking
The IEEE ratified the 802.1p standard for traffic prioritization in response to the realization that different traf-
fic classes have different priority needs. This standard defines how network frames are tagged with user priority
levels ranging from 7 (highest priority) to 0 (lowest priority). 802.1p-compliant network infrastructure devices,
such as switches and routers, prioritize traffic delivery according to the user priority tag, giving higher priority
frames precedence over lower priority or non-tagged frames. This means that time-critical data can receive
preferential treatment over non-time-critical data.

Under 802.1p, a 4-byte Tag Control Info (TCI) field is inserted in the Layer 2 header between the Source
Address and the MAC Client Type/Length field of an Ethernet Frame.

Table 12

lists the tag components.

802.1p-compliant infrastructure devices read the 3-bit user priority field and route the frame through an inter-
nal buffer/queue mapped to the corresponding user priority level.

The command

set layer2 cos

specifies the layer 2 marking applied to packets of this class by setting the 3-bit

priority field (802.1p). The

no

form of this command disables packet marking.

Please note that the Ethernet port must be configured for 802.1Q framing. Standard framing has no class-of-
service field.

Mode: Source

Command

Purpose

node(src)[name]#set ip dscp value

Defines the Differentiated Services Codepoint value applied to
packets of for the selected class or policy name. The range for
value is from 0 to 63.

Table 12. Traffic control info (TCI) field

Tag Control Field

Description

Tagged Frame Type Interpretation

Always set to 8100h for Ethernet frames (802.3ac tag format)

3-Bit Priority Field (802.1p)

Value from 0 to 7 representing user priority levels (7 is the highest)

Canonical

Always set to 0

12-Bit 802.1Q VLAN Identifier

VLAN identification number

Command

Purpose

node(src)[name]#set layer2 cos value Defines the Class-Of-Service value applied to packets of for the

selected class or policy name. The range for value is from 0 to 7.