To configure a QoS network policy

Steps
 
1 

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

2 

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

3 

Configure the required general parameters.

Note: To view or configure the NE policy name parameter, the Show Display Name of Form system preference must be enabled. See the section on configuring NFM-P system preferences in the NSP System Administrator Guide.

Note: NEs that support next-generation CLI use the policy name as the key identifier for internal system reference. For policies on these NEs, you must configure a policy name (typically the service name or a numerical string). Policy IDs are also supported. You must configure a numerical range on the NE for auto-assigned policy IDs; see To configure an Auto-ID range for policies.

4 

Configure the parameters in the Ingress panel and Egress panel.

5 

Configure egress forwarding classes.

  1. Click on the Egress Forwarding Classes tab. Eight default FCs are displayed.

  2. Click Create, or choose an FC and click Properties. The Egress Forwarding Class (Create|Edit) form opens.

  3. Configure the required parameters.

    Select the Use check box to configure the Queue ID and Policer ID parameters. A valid entry for the Queue ID parameter must be specified in the queue group template policy.

  4. Save your changes and close the form.

6 

Configure ingress forwarding classes.

  1. Click on the Ingress Forwarding Classes tab. Eight default FCs are displayed.

  2. Click Create, or choose an FC and click Properties. The Ingress Forwarding Class (Create|Edit) form opens.

  3. Configure the required parameters.

  4. Save your changes and close the form.

7 

To configure the mapping of ingress or egress traffic markings to FCs and profiles, click on the appropriate tab. Mapping is optional and is based on combinations of customer QoS marking for LSP EXP, DSCP, Dot1p, and Precedence. Table 17-1, Network policy traffic-mapping options describes the options.

Table 17-1: Network policy traffic-mapping options

Tab

Mapping

Ingress LSP EXP Bits

LSP EXP bits of the ingress traffic to an FC and profile

Ingress DSCP

DSCP of the ingress traffic to an FC and profile

Ingress Dot1p

Dot1p tag of the ingress traffic to an FC and profile

Egress DSCP

DSCP of the egress traffic to an FC and profile

Egress Precedence

Precedence value of the egress traffic to an FC and profile

Perform the following steps for each mapping that you want to configure.

  1. Click on the required tab.

  2. Click Create, or choose an entry and click Properties. A (Create|Edit) form opens.

  3. Configure the required parameters.

  4. Save your changes and close the form.

8 

Click OK to save the policy and close the form, or click Apply to save the policy. To distribute the QoS network policy, see the “Policies overview” chapter in the NSP NFM-P Classic Management User Guide.

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