Traffic Control Port Priority Table

The Port Priority Table window displays the following parameters:

• Port—A port number which uniquely identifies each port within a device.

• Default Priority—Priority assigned to packets received with no priority.

• Number of Traffic Classes—The number of traffic classes to which received packets can be mapped. Traffic classes represent queues maintained in the ASIC. The packet priority is operational within the Traffic Class structure. Priorities are mapped as follows:

• Priorities 2-1—Mapped to traffic class 0. Traffic class 0 is the lowest priority for forwarding packets.

• Priorities 0-3—Mapped to traffic class 1.

• Priorities 4-5—Mapped to traffic class 2.

• Priorities 6-7—Mapped to traffic class 3. Traffic class 3 is the highest priority for forwarding packets.

To view the Traffic Control Port Priority Table:

1. On the Menu Bar click Bridge.

2. On the Bridge menu, point to Traffic Control.

3. On the Traffic Control menu, click Port Priority Table. The Traffic Port Priority Table window is displayed.

To edit an existing Traffic Control Port Priority Table entry:

1. Select an entry from the table

2. Click  . The Port Priority Table Edit window is displayed.

3. Edit the required table entry fields and click  . The Port Priority Table window is displayed.

3. Click  . When the Status field displays “Finished!”, the fields are confirmed as modified.