Configuring a QoS Policy
Quality of service (QoS Quality of Service. It refers to the capability of a network to provide better service and performance to a specific network traffic over various technologies.) policy allows you to prioritize critical traffic, prevent excess bandwidth usage, and manage network bottlenecks to prevent packet drops.
In Basic mode, the QoS policies can be configured at the group level for Branch Gateways only.
Configuring a QoS Policy for a Branch Gateway group
To configure a QoS policy, complete the following steps:
- In the Network Operations app, set the filter to Branch Gateway group.
The dashboard context for the group is displayed.
- Under Manage, click Devices, and then click Gateways.
A list of gateways is displayed in the List view.
- Click Config.
The configuration page is displayed for the selected group.
- Ensure you are in the .
- Click
The list of roles appears. You can review the bandwidth contracts, and QoS priorities assigned for each role or application.
> . - To edit the QoS for a user role, select the user role in the
- —Select the policy type as Application or Application Category from the drop-down list. Enter the or based on the policy type that is selected.
- —Select this option if the policy applies to realtime, delay-sensitive data transmission such as audio and video conferencing.
- —Select this profile for applications such as SAP, PeopleSoft where the response time required is more than the generic client-server applications.
- —Select this option for highly interactive applications that require user feedback such as Instant Messaging applications.
- —This profile is used for the majority of the data traffic unless the data requires preferential treatment.
—Select one of the following from the drop-down list for the QoS profile:
table. Click the + icon in the table and configure the following parameters: - —(Optional) Define the upstream bandwidth in Mbits or Kbits.
- —(Optional) Define the downstream bandwidth in Mbits or Kbits.
- Click .
Click Show QoS profiles to view the DSCP Differentiated Services Code Point. DSCP is a 6-bit packet header value used for traffic classification and priority assignment. marking for individual QoS profiles in the table.