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Precedence TOS MBZ
IPv4 Packet Header Type of Service Octet
The four TOS bits provide 15 different priority values, however only five values have a defined meaning.
DiffServ Code Point (DSCP)
－ is the traffic prioritization bits within an IP header that are encoded by certain applications
and/or devices to indicate the level of service required by the packet across a network. DSCP are defined in RFC2597 for
classifying traffic into different service classes. The Managed Switch extracts the codepoint value of the DS field from IPv4
packets and identifies the priority of the incoming IP packets based on the configured priority.
4 bit 4 bit 6 bit 2 bit
VER=0100 Header Size
DiffServ
RES
Preamble
Destination
Address
Source
Address
VLAN
TAG
(Optional)
Ethernet Type
(0800)
Data FCS
6 bytes 6 bytes 4 bytes 2 bytes 2 bytes 46-1517 bytes 4 bytes
Figure 4-8-2
IPv4 frame format
The DSCP is six bits wide, allowing coding for up to 64 different forwarding behaviors. The DSCP retains backward
compatibility with the three precedence bits so that non-DSCP compliant, TOS-enabled devices, will not conflict with the DSCP
mapping. Based on network policies, different kinds of traffic can be marked for different kinds of forwarding.
Figure 4-8-3
DSCP configuration page screenshot
The page includes the following fields:
Object Description
• Mode Specifies the advanced QoS mode to be used.
• Disable Disables advanced QoS mode on the device.
• DSCP Specifies trust mode to DSCP on the device.
• IP Precedence Specifies trust mode to IP Precedence on the device.
• Update Changes the priority map. (Note, before you click "Save Settings",
theses change will not be saved.