Understanding How PFC QoS Works
PFC QoS Feature Flowcharts
Figure 32-1
Figure 32-1 Traffic Flow Through PFC QoS Features with PFC2
Frame enters
OSM traffic
enters switch
PFC QoS supports traffic from OSMs with Release 12.1(11a)E and later.
Note
Figure 32-2 Traffic Flow Through PFC QoS Features with PFC
Frame enters
Note
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•
•
Figure 32-3
components.
Cisco 7600 Series Router Cisco IOS Software Configuration Guide—12.1E
32-6
show how traffic flows through the components that support PFC QoS features.
Ethernet
LAN
switch
ingress port
OSM
ingress
port
CoS = 0 for all ATM and POS traffic
(not configurable)
Ethernet
ingress
switch
port
The PFC can provide Layer 3 switching for FlexWAN traffic but does not provide PFC QoS for
FlexWAN traffic.
PFC QoS does not change the ToS byte in FlexWAN ingress traffic.
Traffic that is Layer 3-switched does not go through the MSFC and retains the Layer 2 CoS value
assigned by the PFC.
through
Figure 32-8
Policy Feature Card 2
(PFC2)
QoS features
OSM
OSM
ingress QoS
egress QoS
features
features
Policy Feature
Card (PFC)
show how the PFC QoS features are implemented on the router
Chapter 32
Configuring PFC QoS
Ethernet
Transmit
egress
frame
port
CoS = IP precedence
for all traffic
(not configurable)
Multilayer Switch
Feature Card 2
(MSFC2)
OSM
egress
port
Ethernet
Transmit
egress
frame
port
CoS = 0 for all traffic
(not configurable)
Multilayer Switch
Feature Card (MSFC)
FlexWAN
interfaces
Transmit
OSM traffic
FlexWAN
interfaces
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