Technical Documentation

Defining CoS Drop Profiles (J-Web Procedure)

You can use the J-Web interface to define CoS drop profiles on EX8200 switches.

To configure CoS drop profiles:

  1. Select Configure > Class of Service> Drop Profile.
  2. Click one:
    • Add—Adds a drop profile. Enter information into the drop profiles page as described in Table 1.
    • Edit—Modifies an existing drop file. Enter information into the drop profiles page as described in Table 1.
    • Delete—Deletes an existing drop profile.

Table 1: Drop Profiles Configuration parameters

Field

Function

Your Action

Drop Profile Name

Specifies the name for a drop profile.

Type the name.

Drop profile graph

Specifies the drop profile graph type

Select one: Segmented or Interpolated.

Drop profile values

Specifies values for the following two parameters of the drop profile: the queue fill level and the drop probability.

The queue fill level represents a percentage of the memory used to store packets in relation to the total amount that has been allocated for that specific queue.

The drop probability is a percentage value that correlates to the likelihood that an individual packet is dropped from the network.

To add new values:

  1. Click Add.
  2. Enter the fill level.
  3. Enter the drop probability.
  4. Click OK.

To edit an existing value, click Edit and modify the fill level and drop probability.

To delete a value, select it and click Delete.

Published: 2010-02-21