To configure an Advanced Configuration policy

Purpose

The Advanced Configuration policy allows for additional configurations to queues and policers in the access ingress/egress policies and the ingress/egress queue group templates. This extra configuration is subsequently applied by assigning the Advanced Configuration policy to a queue or policer.

The Advanced Configuration policy also provides bandwidth distribution values used by Port Scheduler policies to control the HQoS algorithm.

Steps


1	Choose Policies→QoS→SROS QoS→Scheduler→Advanced Configuration Policy from the NFM-P main menu. The Advanced Configuration Policy (Create) form opens.
2	Configure the required parameters.
3	Click on the Measured Offered Rate tab. Configure the general parameters as required. Configure the required parameters in the Measured Offered Rate Increase panel. The Value parameter will either be expressed as a kbps rate or a percentage, based on your choice of Rate Type. The Default parameter causes the Value parameter to use whatever value is set for the entity in its own configuration form. Configure the required parameters in the Granularity panel. The Value parameter will either be expressed as a kbps rate or a percentage, based on your choice of Rate Type. The Default parameter causes the Value parameter to use whatever value is set for the entity in its own configuration form. Configure the required parameters in the Max Decrement panel. The Value parameter will either be expressed as a kbps rate or a percentage, based on your choice of Rate Type. The Default parameter causes the Value parameter to use whatever value is set for the entity in its own configuration form. Click OK. The Arbiter (Create) form closes.
4	Click on the Bandwidth Distribution tab. Configure the required general parameters. Configure the required parameters in the Above Offered Cap panel. The Value parameter will either be expressed as a kbps rate or a percentage, based on your choice of Rate Type. The Default parameter causes the Value parameter to use whatever value is set for the entity in its own configuration form. Configure the required parameters in the Granularity panel. The Value parameter will either be expressed as a kbps rate or a percentage, based on your choice of Rate Type. The Default parameter causes the Value parameter to use whatever value is set for the entity in its own configuration form. Configure the required parameters in the Above Offered Allowance panel. The Above Offered Allowance settings are used by a Port Scheduler policy when its HQoS Algorithm parameter is set to the Above Offered Allowance Control option. See To configure a port scheduler policy.
5	Click Apply. A number of other tabs become active. These allow you to view where the policy is used, once it has been assigned to the various applicable entities.
6	Click on the General tab.
7	Click on the Switch Mode button beside the Configuration Mode parameter to distribute the policy. See To release and distribute a policy to distribute the policy to NEs.
8	Click OK to save the policy and close the form. End of steps