11-03-2009 11:17 AM - edited 03-04-2019 06:36 AM
Today, I have service policy for voice. I want to add a class to mark traffic from a Web server out to the WAN as priority traffic Below is the config. Can you tell me if it is right? Also, should I use 1 or cs1
class-map match-any QoS-VoIP-RTP-Trust
match ip dscp ef
class-map match-any QoS-VoIP-Control-Trust
match ip dscp cs3
match ip dscp af31
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policy-map QoS-Policy-Trust
class QoS-VoIP-RTP-Trust
priority percent 70
class QoS-VoIP-Control-Trust
bandwidth percent 5
class class-default
fair-queue
intG0/1
service-policy output QoS-Policy-Trust
add
ip access-list extended Web-Apps
permit ip host 10.2.1.1 any
class-map match-any Apps
match access-group name Web-Apps
class Apps
bandwidth 3200
set precedence 1
11-03-2009 11:31 AM
Hello Thomas,
you can use ip precedence 1 or ip dscp CS1 that are the same.
I would mark inbound on the internal LAN interface, and I would leave only the bandwidth command on the outbound scheduler.
marking in the scheduler is possible but it should be more clear if you mark inbound.
on the scheduler you can match
class-map match-any dataplus
match ip dscp CS1
also you are using priority 70 percent that is possible but it looks like a little high on a LAN link.
it is true that unused resources are left to other classes but this limit the capability to assign resources to new classes.
Hope to help
Giuseppe
11-03-2009 11:35 AM
Thanks for the reply. The g0/1 is ethernet handoff to our Carrier's router which is providiing WAN connectivity.
11-03-2009 03:42 PM
As Giuseppe also notes, 70% is rather high for LLQ (priority classes). You might want to evaluate how much bandwidth you need to support VoIP and set accordingly.
On many CBWFQ implementations, a sum of 75% is all you can define unless you modify the default bandwidth reservation. This means your additional class might be rejected (as it appears the normal 75% default bandwidth allocation rule would be violated).
It would probably be clearer not to mix absolute bandwidths with percentage bandwidths.
In your reply to Giuseppe, since you mention there's a downsteam carrier router that actually controls access to the WAN, your want you markings to conform with their expectations. It's possible the carrier would utilize a AF2x or AF3x for priority business traffic. Although IP Precedence 1 is a higher priority than BE, some of the later QoS schemes use one of the AF1x class markings to indicate scavenger or less than BE traffic. Again, this should be discussed with your carrier.
Alhough your policy may set ToS marking correctly, prioritization won't happen unless there's congestion. Assuming the WAN interface offers less than your g0/1 interface bandwidth, you might want to first shape to match to WAN bandwidth. (Although if the carrier does QoS correctly, you shouldn't need to worry about this.)
IP precedence 1 and CS1 are not the same marking. IP Prec 1 is only the 1st, and same, 3 bits of CS1 or AF1x. If your using DSCP ToS, use CS1 not IP Prec 1. (If you use IP Prec 1, the bottom 3 bits are left as is, and you might latter need to tell the difference between CS1 vs. AF11 vs. AF12 vs. AF13; you'll not guaranteed what you've marked.)
Also, on many platforms/IOSs, using class default FQ with defined non-LLQ class bandwidths can unguarantee their class bandwidths. If there will be a lot of traffic in class default, and the other non-LLQ class bandwidth guarantees are crucial, you might need to deactivate FQ.
11-04-2009 08:12 AM
Here is my test policy that applied to the switchport that connects the server
class-map match-any HeyMON
match access-group name HeyServer
ip access-list extended HeyServer
policy-map Qos-HeyNow
class HeyMON
set ip precedence 1
intg0/40
service-policy input Qos-HeyNow
ip access-list extended HeyServer
permit ip host 192.168.2.1 any
It seems to be working. However now I do need to do it at the client location where traffic destined for 192.168.2.1 is marked.
Also, Here is a snippet from the carrier.
1 00 001xxx cs1 20 8 cs1 8 dscp cs1 queue 2 L2
9-15 cp9 9 dscp cp9 queue 2
af11 10 dscp af11 queue 2
cp11 11 dscp cp11 queue 2
af12 12 dscp af12 queue 2
cp13 13 dscp cp13 queue 2
af13 14 dscp af13 queue 2
cp15 15 dscp cp15 queue 2
Binary DSCP DSCP
TOS X= 0 or 1 Hex Decimal Decimal
11-04-2009 08:14 AM
I forgot to ask
Correcting the other settings, would I add the class to the existing policy map?
11-05-2009 06:00 AM
"Correcting the other settings, would I add the class to the existing policy map? "
Well, your original policy was an output policy and this one is an input policy, so unclear how you want to combine although you certainly can use both policies and/or logically have an input or output policy that combines them logically.
11-05-2009 06:25 AM
Sorry I meant to say could I instead of would I?
The input is looking for traffic coming from the server(192.168.2.1) at hosting facility.
Then, at the remote location, I have the service policy applied on the serial interface output. I would inverse the access list looking for any traffic destined for 192.168.2.1
11-05-2009 06:39 AM
Yes, you could have an input policy on the branch ingress link that marks the packet. However, unless something downstream from that point is going to utilize the marking, often no point in doing so.
Realize the real purpose of marking packets is to save downstream devices the effort of reclassification. Then they can make decisions about packet QoS treatment looking at a few bits of the ToS octet rather than IP addresses, ports numbers, other packet contents, etc.
Special packet treatment really is generally only necessary when there's possible congestion that might impact the network application performance requirements. On many networks, primary congestion points, that often impact network application performance, are initial WAN link interfaces. On "cloud" WANs, cloud egress often is another primary congestion point.
11-05-2009 07:04 AM
That is exactly our issue, backups across WAN links at night causing congestion.
11-05-2009 07:18 PM
Often the solution for that is to either deprioritize such backup traffic with QoS or otherwise insure it doesn't monopolize the bandwidth. FQ, alone, unless there are many backup flows, often works well. If you are working with a WAN cloud, depending on the cloud technology and logical topology, you either need to indirectly manage your QoS using a provider QoS template or avoid congesting within the cloud using shaping (before your traffic enters the WAN cloud).
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