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Chapter 52 Configuring QoS
Understanding How QoS Works
Figure 52-5
PFC and PFC2 Classification, Marking, and Policing
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
From ingress
port or VLAN
IP
Packet?
ACL(s)
on ingress
interface?
1
Trust
received
DSCP?
1
Trust
received IP
precedence?
No
No
Yes
Yes
4
Set DSCP
to marked
down value
Use default
ingress ACL
To egress
interface
Yes
No
No
Match
ACE in ACL?
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
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L3 Switching Engine (PFC/PFC2) classification, marking, and policing
Use received
DSCP
2
Set DSCP
from received
IP precedence
3
Set DSCP
from received
or port CoS
Use DSCP
from ACE
1
Traffic is from
an untrusted
port
1
Trust
received or
port CoS?
2
Specified by AC
E
keyword or by
port keyword and
dscp
AC
E
keyword
3
From IP precedence-to-DSCP map
4
From CoS-to-DSCP map
5
F
From DSCP-to-CoS map
1
rom DSCP markdown map
5
Derive CoS
from DSCP
Policing
rule in
ACE?
Markdown?
Out of
profile?
Drop
packet