Understanding Hierarchical QoS
Queueing and Scheduling of Hierarchical Queues
Figure 26-11
Figure 26-11 Egress Queueing and Scheduling Flowchart for a Hierarchical Queue
Read QoS label (DSCP,
Determine egress queue
and thresholds based on
the label, VLAN ID, or both.
CBWFQ, LLQ, or both.
Rewrite any or all DSCP,
CoS bits as appropriate.
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shows the egress queueing and scheduling flowchart for a hierarchical queue.
Start
Receive packet from
egress queue-set
and scheduling.
CoS, IP precedence,
or MPLS EXP bits).
Yes
Are thresholds
being exceeded?
No
Queue the packet.
Service the queue
according to the
IP precedence,
MPLS EXP, and
Send the packet
out the ES port.
Done
Drop packet.
Chapter 26
Configuring QoS
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