Configuring Low-Latency Mode for Per-Port Queuing on ATM Interfaces

In low-latency mode, the SAR scheduler backpressures the HRR scheduler per physical port; each physical port buffers only a few kilobytes.

When you configure low-latency mode:

This procedure creates the low-latency mode configuration shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1: Low-Latency Mode

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To configure low-latency mode with a strict-priority queue and a best-effort queue:

Configure the traffic class.host1(config)#traffic-class strict host1(config-traffic-class)#exit
Set the traffic class in the traffic-class group. host1(config)#traffic-class-group strict host1(config-traffic-class-group)#traffic-class strict host1(config-traffic-class-group)#exit
Define the scheduler profile for the traffic-class group.host1(config)#scheduler-profile strict host1(config-scheduler-profile)#strict-priority host1(config-scheduler-profile)#exit
Configure the QoS profile with two ATM VC queues.host1(config)#qos-profile low-latency-q-p host1(config-qos-profile)#atm-vc node host1(config-qos-profile)#atm-vc queue traffic-class best-effort host1(config-qos-profile)#atm group strict scheduler-profile strict host1(config-qos-profile)#atm-vc queue traffic-class strict host1(config-qos-profile)#exit
From the desired port, set the QoS port mode to low latency.host1(config)#interface atm 2/0 host1(config-if)#qos-mode-port low-latency host1(config-if)#qos-profile low-latency-q-p

Tip: For ATM interfaces on ERX-7xx models, ERX-14xx models, and the ERX-310 router, you must specify port 0.

The qos-mode-port command:
- Excludes non-UBR ATM QoS services on any VC on the ATM module; for example, PCR, nrtVBR, and CBR
- Cannot be used if shaping is currently configured on the SAR scheduler
- Cannot be used with ATM VP tunnels with nonzero rates; however, can be used with tunnels with rates of zero (shapeless tunnels).