Assigning A Dscp Policy On The Basis Of The Dscp In Ipv4 Packets Received From Upstream Devices - HP ProCurve 5300xl Series Management Manual

Quality of Service (QoS): Managing Bandwidth More Effectively
Using QoS Classifiers To Configure Quality of Service for Outbound Traffic
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Assigning a DSCP Policy on the Basis of the DSCP in IPv4
Packets Received from Upstream Devices
The preceding section describes how to forward a policy set by an edge (or
upstream) switch. This option changes a DSCP policy in an IPv4 packet by
changing its IP ToS codepoint and applying the priority associated with the
new codepoint. (A DSCP policy consists of a differentiated services codepoint
and an associated 802.1p priority.) You can use this option concurrently with
the diffserv 802.1p priority option (above), as long as the DSCPs specified in
the two options do not match.
To use this option to configure a change in policy:
1. Identify a DSCP used to set a policy in packets received from an upstream
or edge switch.
2. Create a new policy by using qos dscp-map < codepoint > priority < 0 - 7 > to
configure an 802.1p priority for the codepoint you will use to overwrite
the DSCP the packet carries from upstream. (For more on this topic, refer
to "Differentiated Services Codepoint (DSCP) Mapping" on page 8-62.)
3. Use qos type-of-service diff-services < incoming-DSCP > dscp < outgoing-
DSCP > to change the policy on packets coming from the edge or upstream
switch with the specified incoming DSCP.
(Figure 8-17 on page 8-38 illustrates this scenario.)
On 5300xl switches, DSCP policies (codepoint re-marking) cannot be applied
to outbound IPv4 packets having IP options. (The 802.1p priority in the VLAN
tag is applied.) For more information on packet criteria and restrictions, refer
to 8-15 on page 8-70.
3400cl/6400cl Switch Restriction. On the 3400cl/6400cl switches, "mix­
ing" ToS DSCP policies and 802.1p priorities is not recommended. Refer to the
Note on page 8-10.
Syntax: qos type-of-service diff-services
Enables ToS diff-services.