Assigning Forwarding Classes to Output Queues

be-class

Best-effort traffic

Queue 0

ef-class

Expedited forwarding traffic

Queue 1

af-class

Assured forwarding traffic

Queue 2

nc-class

Network control traffic

Queue 3

Navigate to the Class of service level in the configuration hierarchy.

In the configuration editor hierarchy, select Class of service.

From the top of the configuration hierarchy, enter

edit class-of-service

Assign best-effort traffic to queue 0.

1. Click Configure next to Forwarding classes.
2. Click Add new entry next to Queue.
3. In the Queue num box, type 0.
4. In the Class name box, type the previously configured name of the best-effort class—be-class.
5. Click OK.

Enter

set forwarding-classes queue 0 be-class

Assign expedited forwarding traffic to queue 1.

1. Click Add new entry next to Queue.
2. In the Queue num box, type 1.
3. In the Class name box, type the previously configured name of the expedited forwarding class—ef-class.
4. Click OK.

Enter

set forwarding-classes queue 1 ef-class

Assign assured forwarding traffic to queue 2.

1. Click Add new entry next to Queue.
2. In the Queue num box, type 2.
3. In the Class name box, type the previously configured name of the assured forwarding class—af-class.
4. Click OK.

Enter

set forwarding-classes queue 2 af-class

Assign network control traffic to queue 3.

1. Click Add new entry next to Queue.
2. In the Queue num box, type 3.
3. In the Class name box, type the previously configured name of the network control forwarding class—nc-class.
4. Click OK.

Enter

set forwarding-classes queue 3 nc-class