Cisco CiscoWork QoS Policy Manager 4.1.2 User Guide
Chapter 1 Introduction
What Is CiscoWorks QoS Policy Manager?
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Overview of QoS Policy Manager
QoS Policy Manager (QPM) lets you analyze traffic throughput by application or
service class, and then leverage that information to configure QoS policies to
differentiate traffic and to define the QoS functions to be applied to each type of
traffic flow.
service class, and then leverage that information to configure QoS policies to
differentiate traffic and to define the QoS functions to be applied to each type of
traffic flow.
By simplifying QoS policy definition and deployment, QPM makes it easier for
you to create and manage end-to-end differentiated services in your network, thus
making more efficient and economical use of your existing network resources. For
example, you can deploy policies that ensure that your mission-critical
applications always get the bandwidth required to run your business.
you to create and manage end-to-end differentiated services in your network, thus
making more efficient and economical use of your existing network resources. For
example, you can deploy policies that ensure that your mission-critical
applications always get the bandwidth required to run your business.
QPM is suitable for large-scale enterprise deployments, and IP telephony
deployments, consisting of hundreds or thousands of devices. QPM facilitates
management of large networks by providing advanced user authorization
capabilities through integration with Cisco Access Control Server (ACS).
deployments, consisting of hundreds or thousands of devices. QPM facilitates
management of large networks by providing advanced user authorization
capabilities through integration with Cisco Access Control Server (ACS).
You can partition the network into administrative and deployment domains. QPM
allows you to organize groups of policies in separate deployment groups, and
supports best practices for phased deployments. Using separate deployment
groups, you can also use QPM to test what-if scenarios, and run time-based
deployment.
allows you to organize groups of policies in separate deployment groups, and
supports best practices for phased deployments. Using separate deployment
groups, you can also use QPM to test what-if scenarios, and run time-based
deployment.
QPM includes the following management applications:
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