To configure a network queue policy

Purpose

Use this procedure to configure a network queue policy.

Note: You cannot use the same network queue policy on devices at different releases.

Note: HSMDA is only supported on 7750 SR-7/12/12e and 7450 ESS-7/12, Release 20.10 and earlier.

Steps
 

Choose Policies→QoS→SROS QoS→Network Queue→Network Queue from the NFM-P main menu. The Network Queue Policies form opens.


Click Create or choose a policy and click Properties. The Network Queue Policy (Create|Edit) form opens.


Configure the general parameters.


Click Select in the HS panel to associate an alternate HS Attachment Policy other than the default policy. The Select HS Attachment Policy – Egress Queue Group Template Policy form opens.


Select the required HS Attachment Policy and click OK.


Configure the Packet Byte Offset parameter in the Egress HSMDA panel.


Select a WRR policy in the WRR Policy panel and click Apply.


Click on the Egress HSMDA Queues tab. Eight default queues are displayed on the form.


Double-click on a queue in the list to configure a default Egress HSMDA queue. The Network Queue Egress HSMDA Queue (Edit) form opens with the General tab displayed.


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Configure the WRR Weight parameter.

Note: The WRR Weight parameter is only displayed and configurable for Egress HSMDA Queues 1, 2, and 3.


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Select a slope policy in the Slope Policy panel.


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Click on the PIR/Burst Size tab and configure the parameters.


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Configure the parameters and click OK.

You must deselect the associated Default check box to configure the Maximum Burst Size (bytes) or Burst Limit (bytes) parameter.


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Click on the Queues tab. Two default queues are displayed on the form.


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Perform one of the following:

  1. To configure a default queue, double-click on a queue in the list. The Entry, Network Queue Policy (Edit) form opens with the General tab displayed.

  2. To create a new queue, click Create. The Entry, Network Queue Policy (Create) form opens with the General tab displayed.


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Configure the required parameters and select a slope policy in the Slope Policy panel.


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Click on the CIR/PIR/FIR and Burst Size tabs and configure the required parameters.


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Configure the HSQ parameters if required. You can only configure HSQ on default queue entries 1 to 8.

  1. Click on the HSQ tab.

  2. Configure the required parameters.

  3. Click Select adjacent to the HS WRED Slope Policy parameter. The Select HS WRED slope Policy form opens.

    Note:To configure the HS WRED Slope Policy parameter, you must first create a HS WRED Slope policy. See To configure a WRED slope policy.

  4. Select the required policy and click OK.


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Click OK. The Entry, Network Queue Policy configuration form closes and the Network Queue Policy (Create) form reappears with a list of the network queues displayed.


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Click on the Forwarding Classes tab.


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Double-click on an existing forwarding class or click Create to create a new forwarding class. The Forwarding Class, Network Queue Policy (Edit) form opens.


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Configure the required parameters.

The Forwarding Class parameter can be configured only when you are creating a forwarding class network queue policy.


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Configure the HSQ parameters if required to configure HS WRR Groups.

  1. Click on the HS WRR Groups tab.

  2. Choose an existing HS WRR group and click Properties. The HS WRR Group form opens.

    Note: You can only modify the existing WRR Group parameters; you cannot create new WRR Groups.

  3. As required, modify the parameters.

  4. Save your changes and close the form.


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Click OK to save the policy and close the form, or click Apply to save the policy. See To release and distribute a policy to distribute the policy to NEs.

End of steps