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Chapter 33 Configuring QoS
Understanding QoS
The classification is carried in the IP packet header, using 6 bits from the deprecated IP type of service
(ToS) field to carry the classification (class) information. Classification can also be carried in the
Layer
2 frame. These special bits in the Layer 2 frame or a Layer 3 packet are described here and shown
in
Figure 33-1:
• Prioritization bits in Layer 2 frames:
Layer 2 IEEE 802.1Q frame headers have a 2-byte Tag Control Information field that carries the CoS
value in the three most-significant bits, which are called the User Priority bits. On ports configured
as Layer 2 IEEE 802.1Q trunks, all traffic is in IEEE 802.1Q frames except for traffic in the native
VLAN.
Other frame types cannot carry Layer 2 CoS values.
Layer 2 CoS values range from 0 for low priority to 7 for high priority.
• Prioritization bits in Layer 3 packets:
Layer 3 IP packets can carry either an IP precedence value or a Differentiated Services Code Point
(DSCP) value. QoS supports the use of either value because DSCP values are backward-compatible
with IP precedence values.
IP precedence values range from 0 to 7.
DSCP values range from 0 to 63.
Note Cisco IOS Release 12.2(52)SE and later supports IPv6 port-based trust with the dual IPv4 and IPv6
Switch Database Management (SDM) templates. You must reload the switch with the dual IPv4 and IPv6
templates for switches running IPv6. For more information, see
Chapter 8, “Configuring SDM
Templates.”
Figure 33-1 QoS Classification Layers in Frames and Packets
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Encapsulated Packet
Layer 2
header
IP header
3 bits used for CoS
Data
Layer 2 ISL Frame
ISL header
(26 bytes)
Encapsulated frame 1...
(24.5 KB)
FCS
(4 bytes)
Layer 2 802.1Q and 802.1p Frame
Preamble
Start frame
delimiter
DA
Len
SA Tag PT Data FCS
Layer 3 IPv4 Packet
Version
length
ToS
(1 byte)
ID Offset TTL Proto FCS IP-SA IP-DA Data
3 bits used for CoS (user priority)
IP precedence or DSCP
