Enterasys Networks 6G3xx User Guide

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802.1p Configuration Menu Screen
802.1p Configuration Menu Screens
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Menu Descriptions
 for a functional description of each menu item.
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802.1p Configuration Menu Screen Menu Item Descriptions
Menu Item
Screen Function
PORT PRIORITY 
CONFIGURATION 
Used to view or change the port default transmit priority (0 through 7) 
of each port for frames that are received (ingress) without priority 
information in their tag header. For additional information, refer to 
TRAFFIC CLASS 
INFORMATION
Used to display the current traffic class mapping-to-priority of each 
port. For details, refer to 
This screen is also used to select a port to display the Traffic Class 
Configuration screen, where the current setting for that port or all 
ports may be changed simultaneously. For details, refer to 
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TRANSMIT 
QUEUES 
CONFIGURATION
Used to set each port individually, or all ports simultaneously, to 
either transmit frames according to the priority transmit queues set in 
the Advanced Port Priority Configuration screen, or transmit frames 
according to a priority based on a percentage of port transmission 
capacity for each transmit queue. For details, refer to 
PRIORITY
CLASSIFICATION 
CONFIGURATION
Used to assign transmit priorities to protocol types of received frames. 
For details, refer to 
.
This screen is also used to access the Protocol Port Configuration 
screen to add or delete transmitting ports associated with a specific 
priority. For details about the Protocol Port Configuration screen, 
refer to 
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RATE LIMITING
Used to configure a rate limit for a given port and list of priorities. 
This is a traffic rate policing feature used to control the rate of traffic 
on a per port/priority basis. The list of priorities can include one, 
some, or all of the eight 802.1p priority levels. For details, refer to