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15 LINK SCHEDULER
CONFIGURATION
This chapter describes how to use and configure the SmartWare, Release 2.10, Quality of Service
(QoS) features. For a complete description of the QoS related commands in this chapter, see Chapter
8, "Profile Service Policy Mode", in the SmartWare
Command Reference Guide . Moreover it is advisable
to read Chapter 19 , “ Access Control List Configuration ”, to fully understand the use of access
control lists.
This chapter includes the following sections:
• Introduction
• Quick References
• Packet Classification
•
Assigning Bandwidth to Traffic Classes
•
Link Scheduler Configuration Task List
15.1 Introduction
QoS in networking refers to the capability of the network to provide a better service to selected
network traffic. While this chapter focuses on how SmartWare, Release 2.10, supports QoS in
customer premises applications, the entire end-to-end path through the network must be QoS-aware
to ensure the best possible service.
When a SmartNode acts as an access router and voice gateway, the access link is the point at which
intelligent use of the scarce resources really makes a difference in preventing a bottleneck. This
chapter shows you how to configure the SmartWare Release 2.10 to make best use of the access link.
The procedures include:
•
Minimize the voice delay
• Reduce delay for interactive applications
• Control coexistence of other applications
The SmartWare QoS features are only applicable on transmitted data packets, i.e. towards the uplink
interface, but not for data packets received at your SmartNode.
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