Enterasys Networks 1H582-xx User Manual

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Port Priority and Classification Configuration Summary
Priority Queueing Modes (Algorithms)
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Priority Queueing Modes (Algorithms)
The transmit queues for each port on the device can be configured with different queueing 
algorithms, as described in the following subsections.
Strict Priority Queueing (SP)
SP queueing provides higher priority queues with absolute preferential treatment over low priority 
queues, which minimizes the queueing delay of frames from the higher queues. The transmit port 
does not serve a transmit queue unless all higher priority queues are empty. 
Weighted Round Robin (WRR)
The frames are emptied out of the four queues with a weighted priority expressed in a percentage 
of total traffic for each queue. The weighted queues are served in round-robin order with a 
configured weight for each queue. The four queue settings must add up to 100 percent. This 
guarantees minimum bandwidth for each queue in all cases, and can ensure that no queue reaches 
more than a predetermined proportion of the overall capacity (Guarantee Maximum Bandwidth) 
under stress. 
Hybrid Queueing
There are two modes of hybrid queueing:
Mode 1
In mode 1, the highest queue (Q3) has a strict priority over all other three queues, so that the frames 
in the lower three transmit queues are not served until there are no frames in the highest queue. 
When there are no frames in the highest queue, the other three queues are served using the WRR 
algorithm according to weighted queues 0, 1, and 2.
Mode 2
In mode 2, the highest two queues (Q3 and Q2) have a strict priority over the other two queues, so 
that the lower two transmit queues are not served until the highest two queues (first Q3, then Q2) 
are empty. When there are no more frames in the highest two queues, the frames in Q1 and Q0 are 
served using the WRR algorithm according to the weighted queues 1 and 0.
A typical implementation of hybrid queueing is to redirect “Expected Service” traffic to the highest 
priority queue, which will have strict priority over all other queues. Therefore, when combined with 
the appropriate admission control, it can have a guaranteed delay for the frames it holds while the 
other 3 queues run in WRR for “assured bandwidth” traffic.