
Configuring Traffic Filters and Protocol Prioritization
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Tuning Protocol Prioritization
Protocol prioritization defaults are designed to work well for most configurations.
However, you can customize protocol prioritization parameters to maximize its
impact in your network.
To set protocol prioritization tuning parameters, use the Edit Protocol Priority
Interface window. Refer to “Editing Protocol Prioritization Parameters” later in
this chapter for instructions.
Monitoring Statistics
To monitor and manage the impact of protocol prioritization, use the Statistics
Manager to view statistics in the MIB object group
wfApplication.wfDatalink.wfProtocolPriorityGroup. For information on using the
Statistics Manager to view MIB objects and create custom screen reports, refer to
Managing Routers and BNX Platforms.
To determine whether there are enough buffers in each priority queue for the
traffic flow on your network, use the Statistics Manager to examine the following
protocol prioritization statistics:
• High Water Packets Mark — The greatest number of packets that have been in
each queue.
• Clipped Packets Count — The number of packets that have been discarded
from each queue. (The router discards packets from full priority queues.)
Generally, if a queue’s Clipped Packets Count is high and the High Water Packets
Mark is close to its queue size, that queue does not have enough buffers.
Note: To determine whether statistics reflect a transient event, you may want
to reset the statistics and check again later before changing the configuration
of priority queuing. You can reset the High Water Mark in Site Manager’s Edit
Protocol Priority Interface window. You can reset both the Clipped Packets
Count and High Water Packets Mark using the Statistics Manager.
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