SIEMENS 5881 Broadband Internet Router
User’s Guide
Chapter 5 Advanced Setup
QoS
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Priority
. Priority determines the order in which packets will be processed by the router.
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Weight
. Weight determines the amount of bandwidth to be allocated to a given application.
The router supports four priority levels; High, Medium, Normal and Low. A weight value can be assigned to
each of these priority levels from a minimum of 1 to a maximum of 255.
To configure QoS:
1. Click
QoS
in the left navigation pane of the Router Information page. This displays the QoS Configuration
page. This page shows the current settings as well as provides a means to change the current settings.
2. Select one of the following from
QoS Status
to enable or disable QoS:
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On
: QoS will forward packets and set diffserv marking based on user defined mapping rules and
enabled QoS policies.
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Off
: QoS will forward packets based on pre-defined mapping rules and enabled QoS policies.
3. To enable or disable marking of the Differentiated Services field of the IP header, select one of the
following from
DiffServ Status
:
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On
: QoS will mark the DiffServ field according to the QoS Policies and pre-defined behavior.
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Off
: DiffServ is not marked; this is DiffServ pass through.
4. Assign weight values to four different priorities. This can be a number between 1 and 255.
5. Click
Apply
.
6.
Configure QoS policies
.
