
Using Circuit-level Protocol Prioritization
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How you tune protocol prioritization depends on whether the bandwidth
allocation or strict dequeuing algorithm is active. To tune priority queueing with
the bandwidth allocation algorithm active, consider modifying
• Percent of Bandwidth
• Queue Depth
To improve strict dequeuing results for your protocol prioritization configuration,
you can adjust
• Queue Depth
• Latency
Percent of Bandwidth
You can tune bandwidth allocation protocol prioritization by changing the default
allocation of bandwidth for each of the three priority queues. For example, if
statistics indicate that one interface requires more than 70% of bandwidth to
properly transmit high-priority traffic, you can increase the High Queue Size
parameter and decrease the Normal or Low Queue Size. Remember that the
percent of bandwidth for the High Queue, Normal Queue, and Low Queue must
total 100 percent.
Queued traffic with large packets often require more than the default bandwidth
allocation.
Queue Depth
Queue depth (or queue size) is the configurable number of packets that each
priority queue can hold. The default value for bandwidth allocation is 20 packets,
regardless of packet size.
Note: If statistics indicate that the High priority queue does not have enough
buffers, consider reducing the amount of high-priority traffic. You should be
selective in assigning high-priority status. Too many traffic types with high-
priority status could defeat the purpose of protocol prioritization. With the
strict dequeuing algorithm, too much high-priority traffic could result in
clipping of normal- and low-priority traffic.
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