Technical Documentation

Configuring CoS Interfaces (NSM Procedure)

An interface is configured for optimal performance in a high-traffic network. This feature enables you to configure interface-specific CoS properties for incoming packets.

To configure CoS interfaces in NSM:

  1. In the navigation tree, select Device Manager > Devices.
  2. Click the Device Tree tab, and then double-click the device for which you want to configure CoS interfaces.
  3. Click the Configuration tab. In the configuration tree, expand Class of Service.
  4. Select Interfaces.
  5. Add or modify the interfaces as specified in Table 1.
  6. Click one:
    • OK—Saves the changes.
    • Cancel—Cancels the modifications.

Note: After you make changes to a device configuration, you must push that updated device configuration to the physical security device for those changes to take effect. You can update multiple devices at one time. See the Network and Security Manager Administration Guide for more information.

Table 1: Interfaces Configuration Fields

Option

Function

Your Action

Interface

Name

Specifies the interface name.
  1. Expand the Interfaces tree and select Interface.
  2. Click the New button or select an interface and click the Edit button in Interface.
  3. Enter the interface name in the Name box.

Comment

Specifies the comment for the interface.
  1. Expand the Interfaces tree and select Interface.
  2. Click the New button or select an interface and click the Edit button in Interface.
  3. Enter the comment for the interface in the Comment box.

Scheduler Map

Specifies the scheduler configuration mapped to the forwarding class.

  1. Expand the Interfaces tree and select Interface.
  2. Click the New button or select an interface and click the Edit button in Interface.
  3. Select the scheduler map from the list.

Scheduler Map Chassis

Specifies the scheduler configuration mapped to the forwarding class for the particular chassis in the chassis queue.

  1. Expand the Interfaces tree and select Interface.
  2. Click the New button or select an interface and click the Edit button in Interface.
  3. Select the scheduler map chassis from the list.

Input Traffic Control Profile

Applies an input traffic scheduling and shaping profile to the logical interface.

  1. Click the New button or select an interface and click the Edit button in Interface.
  2. Expand the Interface tree and select Input Traffic Control Profile.
  3. Specify the comment and the profile name.
  4. Click Ok.

Input Traffic Control Profile Remaining

Applies an input traffic scheduling and shaping profile for remaining traffic to the logical interface .

  1. Click the New button or select an interface and click the Edit button in Interface.
  2. Expand the Interface tree and select Input Traffic Control Profile Remaining.
  3. Specify a comment and a profile name.
  4. Click Ok.

Output Traffic Control Profile

Applies an output traffic scheduling and shaping profile to the logical interface.

  1. Click the New button or select an interface and click the Edit button in Interface.
  2. Expand the Interface tree and select Output Traffic Control Profile.
  3. Specify a comment and a profile name.
  4. Click Ok.

Output Traffic Control Profile Remaining

Applies an output traffic scheduling and shaping profile for remaining traffic to the logical interface.

  1. Click the New button or select an interface and click the Edit button in Interface.
  2. Expand the Interface tree and select Output Traffic Control Profile Remaining.
  3. Specify a comment and a profile name.
  4. Click Ok.

Shaping Rate

Shapes the output of the physical interface, so that the interface transmits less traffic than it is physically capable of carrying.

  1. Click the New button or select an interface and click the Edit button in Interface.
  2. Expand Interface tree and select Shaping Rate.
  3. Specify the comment and the rate
  4. Click Ok.

Unit

Sets the units that need to be allocated to the specific forwarding class and scheduling map.

  1. Click the New button or select an interface and click the Edit button in Interface.
  2. Expand Interface tree and select Unit.
  3. Specify the Unit, Classifiers, Output Traffic Control Profile and Shaping Rate.
  4. Click Ok.

Interface Set

Name

Specifies the interface set name.
  1. Expand the Interfaces tree and select Interface Set.
  2. Click the New button or select an interface set and click the Edit button.
  3. Select the name from the list.

Comment

Specifies the comment for the interface.
  1. Expand the Interfaces tree and select Interface Set.
  2. Click the New button or select an interface set and click the Edit button.
  3. Enter the comment.

Internal Node

Sets the scheduler node as internal, allowing resource scheduling to be applied equally to interface sets that include child nodes and those that do not include child nodes.

  1. Expand the Interfaces tree and select Interface Set.
  2. Click the New button or select an interface set and click the Edit button.
  3. Set the internal node.

Excess Bandwidth Share

Sets the excess bandwidth sharing value.
  1. Expand the Interfaces tree and select Interface Set.
  2. Click the New button or select an interface set and click the Edit button.
  3. Expand interface—set tree and select Excess Bandwidth Share.
  4. Specify the comment and proportion.
  5. Click Ok.

Input Excess Bandwidth Share

Sets the excess input bandwidth sharing value.
  1. Expand the Interfaces tree and select Interface Set.
  2. Click the New button or select an interface set and click the Edit button.
  3. Expand interface—set tree and select Input Excess Bandwidth Share.
  4. Specify the comment and proportion.
  5. Click Ok.

Input Traffic Control Profile

Applies an input traffic scheduling and shaping profile to the logical interface.

  1. Expand the Interfaces tree and select Interface Set.
  2. Click the New button or select an interface set and click the Edit button.
  3. Expand interface—set tree and select Input Traffic Control Profile.
  4. Specify the comment and profile name.
  5. Click Ok.

Input Traffic Control Profile Remaining

Applies an input traffic scheduling and shaping profile for remaining traffic to the logical interface.

  1. Expand the Interfaces tree and select Interface Set.
  2. Click the New button or select an interface set and click the Edit button.
  3. Expand interface—set tree and select Input Traffic Control Profile Remaining.
  4. Specify the comment and profile name.
  5. Click Ok.

Output Traffic Control Profile

Applies an output traffic scheduling and shaping profile to the logical interface.

  1. Expand the Interfaces tree and select Interface Set.
  2. Click the New button or select an interface set and click the Edit button.
  3. Expand interface—set tree and select Output Traffic Control Profile.
  4. Specify the comment and profile name.
  5. Click Ok.

Output Traffic Control Profile Remaining

Applies an output traffic scheduling and shaping profile for remaining traffic to the logical interface.

  1. Expand the Interfaces tree and select Interface Set.
  2. Click the New button or select an interface set and click the Edit button.
  3. Expand interface—set tree and select Output Traffic Control Profile Remaining.
  4. Specify the comment and profile name.
  5. Click Ok.

Updated: 2009-04-30