QoS Percentage-Based Policing

The QoS Percentage-Based Policing feature allows you to configure traffic policing and traffic shaping on the basis of a percentage of bandwidth available on the interface. This feature also allows you to specify the committed burst (bc) size and the excess burst (be) size (used for configuring traffic policing) in milliseconds (ms). Configuring traffic policing in this manner enables you to use the same policy map for multiple interfaces with differing amounts of bandwidth.

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Information About QoS Percentage-Based Policing

Benefits for QoS Percentage-Based Policing

This feature provides the ability to configure traffic policing on the basis of a percentage of bandwidth available on an interface, and it allows you to specify burst sizes in milliseconds. Configuring traffic policing in this manner enables you to use the same policy map for multiple interfaces with differing amounts of bandwidth. That is, you do not have to recalculate the bandwidth for each interface or configure a different policy map for each type of interface.

Configuration of Class and Policy Maps for QoS Percentage-Based Policing

To configure the QoS: Percentage-Based Policing feature, you must define a traffic class, configure a policy map, and then attach that policy map to the appropriate interface.

The MQC is a command-line interface that allows you to define traffic classes, create and configure traffic policies (policy maps), and then attach these traffic policies to interfaces.

In the MQC, the class-map command is used to define a traffic class (which is then associated with a traffic policy). The purpose of a traffic class is to classify traffic.

The MQC consists of the following three processes:

  • Defining a traffic class with the class-map command.

  • Creating a traffic policy by associating the traffic class with one or more QoS features (using the policy-map command).

  • Attaching the traffic policy to the interface with the service-policy command.

A traffic class contains three major elements: a name, a series of match commands, and, if more than one match command exists in the traffic class, an instruction on how to evaluate these match commands (that is, match-all or match-any). The traffic class is named in the class-map command line; for example, if you enter the class-map cisco command while configuring the traffic class in the CLI, the traffic class would be named "cisco".

The match commands are used to specify various criteria for classifying packets. Packets are checked to determine whether they match the criteria specified in the match commands. If a packet matches the specified criteria, that packet is considered a member of the class and is forwarded according to the QoS specifications set in the traffic policy. Packets that fail to meet any of the matching criteria are classified as members of the default traffic class.

Traffic Regulation Mechanisms and Bandwidth Percentages

Cisco IOS XE quality of service (QoS) offers two kinds of traffic regulation mechanisms--traffic policing and traffic shaping. A traffic policer typically drops traffic that violates a specific rate. A traffic shaper typically delays excess traffic using a buffer to hold packets and shapes the flow when the data rate to a queue is higher than expected.

Traffic shaping and traffic policing can work in tandem and can be configured in a class map. Class maps organize data packets into specific categories ("classes") that can, in turn, receive a user-defined QoS treatment when used in policy maps (sometimes referred to as "service policies").

Before this feature, traffic policing and traffic shaping were configured on the basis of a user-specified amount of bandwidth available on the interface. Policy maps were then configured on the basis of that specific amount of bandwidth, meaning that separate policy maps were required for each interface.

This feature provides the ability to configure traffic policing and traffic shaping on the basis of a percentage of bandwidth available on the interface. Configuring traffic policing and traffic shaping in this manner enables customers to use the same policy map for multiple interfaces with differing amounts of bandwidth.

Configuring traffic policing and shaping on the basis of a percentage of bandwidth is accomplished by using the police (percent) and shape (percent) commands.

Burst Size in Milliseconds Option

The purpose of the burst parameters (bc and be) is to drop packets gradually and to avoid tail drop. Setting sufficiently high burst values helps to ensure good throughput.

This feature allows you the option of specifying the committed burst (bc) size and the extended burst (be) as milliseconds (ms) of the class bandwidth when you configure traffic policing. The number of milliseconds is used to calculate the number of bytes that will be used by the QoS: Percentage-Based Policing feature.

Specifying these burst sizes in milliseconds is accomplished by using the bc and be keywords (and their associated arguments) of the police (percent) and shape (percent) commands.

How to Configure QoS Percentage-Based Policing

Configuring a Class and Policy Map for Percentage-Based Policing

SUMMARY STEPS

    1.    enable

    2.    configure terminal

    3.    policy-map policy-name

    4.    class {class-name class-default}

    5.    police cir percent percentage [burst-in-ms] [bc conform-burst-in-msec ms] [be peak-burst-in-msec ms] [ pir percent percent]

    6.    exit


DETAILED STEPS
     Command or ActionPurpose
    Step 1 enable


    Example:
    Router> enable
     

    Enables privileged EXEC mode.

    • Enter your password if prompted.

     
    Step 2 configure terminal


    Example:
    Router# configure terminal
     

    Enters global configuration mode.

     
    Step 3 policy-map policy-name


    Example:
    Router(config)# policy-map
 
policy1
     

    Specifies the name of the policy map to be created. Enters policy-map configuration mode.

    • Enter the policy map name.

     
    Step 4 class {class-name class-default}


    Example:
    Router(config-pmap)# class class1
     

    Specifies the class so that you can configure or modify its policy. Enters policy-map class configuration mode.

    • Enter the class name or specify the default class (class-default).

     
    Step 5 police cir percent percentage [burst-in-ms] [bc conform-burst-in-msec ms] [be peak-burst-in-msec ms] [ pir percent percent]


    Example:
    Router(config-pmap-c)# police cir percent 20 bc 300 ms be 400 ms pir percent 40
     

    Configures traffic policing on the basis of the specified bandwidth percentage and optional burst sizes. Enters policy-map class police configuration mode.

    • Enter the bandwidth percentage and optional burst sizes.

     
    Step 6 exit


    Example:
    Router(config-pmap-c-police)# exit
     

    Exits policy-map class police configuration mode.

     

    Attaching the Policy Map to an Interface for Percentage-Based Policing

    SUMMARY STEPS

      1.    enable

      2.    configure terminal

      3.    interface type number

      4.    pvc [name] vpi / vci [ilmi | qsaal | smds]

      5.    service-policy {input| output} policy-map-name

      6.    end


    DETAILED STEPS
       Command or ActionPurpose
      Step 1 enable


      Example:
      Router> enable
       

      Enables privileged EXEC mode.

      • Enter your password if prompted.

       
      Step 2 configure terminal


      Example:
      Router# configure terminal
       

      Enters global configuration mode.

       
      Step 3 interface type number


      Example:
      Router(config)#
 
interface serial4/0/0
       

      Configures an interface (or subinterface) type and enters interface configuration mode.

      • Enter the interface type number.

      Note   

      Depending on the needs of your network, you may need to attach the policy map to a subinterface, an ATM PVC, a Frame Relay DLCI, or other type of interface.

       
      Step 4 pvc [name] vpi / vci [ilmi | qsaal | smds]


      Example:
      Router(config-if)# pvc cisco 0/16 ilmi
       

      (Optional) Creates or assigns a name to an ATM PVC and specifies the encapsulation type on an ATM PVC. Enters ATM VC configuration mode.

      Note   

      This step is required only if you are attaching the policy map to an ATM PVC. If you are not attaching the policy map to an ATM PVC, skip this step and proceed with Step 5 .

       
      Step 5 service-policy {input| output} policy-map-name


      Example:
      Router(config-if)#
 
service-policy input policy1


      Example:
      

        
      
 
            		 
          
      
Specifies the name of the policy map to be attached to the input or output direction of the interface. 
      

          
      Note   
                
              
      
Policy maps can be configured on ingress or egress routers. They can also be attached in the input or output direction of an interface. The direction (input or output) and the router (ingress or egress) to which the policy map should be attached varies according your network configuration. When using the service-policy command to attach the policy map to an interface, be sure to choose the router and the interface direction that are appropriate for your network configuration.
      

      

          
      • 
Enter the policy map name.
        

        • 

      

         
      
      

      Step 6
          
            end
          
        
       

      Example:
      
          
      Router(config-if)# end
      

        
      
 
            		 
          
      
(Optional) Exits interface configuration mode. 
      

         
      
      

      

      

      

      Verifying the
	 Percentage-Based Policing Configuration
      

      SUMMARY STEPS
        1.   
       
			  
				enable
				
			  
		  
        

        2.   
       
			  
				show 
				class-map 
			  [class-map-name]
		  
        

        3.   
       
			  
				show 
				policy-map 
				interface 
			  
			  
				interface-name 
			  
		  
        

        4.   
       
			  
				exit 
			  
		  
        


      DETAILED STEPS
         Command or ActionPurpose
        Step 1 
			  
				enable
				
			  
		  
         

        Example:
			 
         
				
        Router> enable
        
 
			 
        

		   
              		  
			 
         Enables
				privileged EXEC mode. 
			 
        
 
			 
        • 
				  
           Enter your
					 password if prompted.
				  
          

				
          • 

        
 
		   
      
        

        Step 2 
			  
				show 
				class-map 
			  [class-map-name]
		  
         

        Example:
			 
         
				
        Router# show class-map class1
        
 
			 
        

		   
              		  
			 
         Displays all
				information about a class map, including the match criterion. 
			 
        
 
			 
        • 
				  
           Enter class
					 map name.
				  
          

				
          • 

        
 
			 
         
			 
        
 
		   
      
        

        Step 3 
			  
				show 
				policy-map 
				interface 
			  
			  
				interface-name 
			  
		  
         

        Example:
			 
         
				
        Router# 
show policy-map interface serial4/0/0
        
 
			 
        

		   
              		  
			 
         Displays the
				packet statistics of all classes that are configured for all service policies
				either on the specified interface or subinterface or on a specific PVC on the
				interface. 
			 
        
 
			 
        • 
				  
           Enter the
					 interface name.
				  
          

				
          • 

        
 
		   
      
        

        Step 4 
			  
				exit 
			  
		  
         

        Example:
			 
         
				
        Router# exit
        
 
			 
        

		   
              		  
			 
         (Optional)
				Exits privileged EXEC mode. 
			 
        
 
		   
      
        

        

        

        Troubleshooting Tips for Percentage-Based Policing
        

        
The commands in the Verifying the Percentage-Based Policing Configuration section allow you to verify that you achieved the intended configuration and that the feature is functioning correctly. If, after using the show commands listed above, you find that the configuration is not correct or the feature is not functioning as expected, perform these operations:
        

        
If the configuration is not the one you intended, complete the following procedures:
        

        1. 
Use the show running-config command and analyze the output of the command. 
          

          2. 

        2. 
If the policy map does not appear in the output of the show running-config command, enable the logging console command. 
          

          3. 

        3. 
Attach the policy map to the interface again.
          

          4. 

        

        
If the packets are not being matched correctly (for example, the packet counters are not incrementing correctly), complete the following procedures:
        

        1. 
Run the show policy-mapcommand and analyze the output of the command.
          

          2. 

        2. 
Run the show running-config command and analyze the output of the command.
          

          3. 

        3. 
Use the show policy-map interface command to verify that the policy map is attached to the interface and that the committed information rate (CIR) has been calculated on the basis of the percentage of the interface bandwidth.
          

          4. 

        

        

        

        

        

        Configuration Examples for QoS Percentage-Based Policing
        

         
	 
        

        

        Example  Specifying Traffic Policing on the Basis of a Bandwidth Percentage
        

        
      
        
The following example configures traffic policing using a CIR and a peak information rate (PIR) on the basis of a percentage of bandwidth. In this example, a CIR of 20 percent and a PIR of 40 percent have been specified. Additionally, an optional bc value and be value (300 ms and 400 ms, respectively) have been specified.
        

      
        Router> enable
Router# configure terminal
Router(config)# policy-map policy1
Router(config-pmap)# class class1
Router(config-pmap-c)# police cir percent 20 bc 300 ms be 400 ms pir percent 40
 
Router(config-pmap-c-police)# end

        

      
        
After the policy map and class maps are configured, the policy map is attached to interface as shown in the following example.
        

      
        Router> enable
Router# configure terminal
Router(config-if)#
 
interface serial4/0/0 
Router(config-if)#
 
service-policy input policy1
Router(config-if)# end

        

    
        

        

        

        Example  Verifying the Percentage-Based Policing Configuration
        

        
      
        
This section contains sample output from the show policy-map interface command and the show policy-map command. The output from these commands can be used to verify and monitor the feature configuration on your network. 
        

      
        
The following is sample output from the show policy-map command. This sample output displays the contents of a policy map called "policy1." In policy 1, traffic policing on the basis of a CIR of 20 percent has been configured, and the bc and be have been specified in milliseconds. As part of the traffic policing configuration, optional conform, exceed, and violate actions have been specified.
        

      
        Router# show policy-map policy1
  Policy Map policy1
    Class class1
     police cir percent 20 bc 300 ms pir percent 40 be 400 ms
       conform-action transmit 
       exceed-action drop 
       violate-action drop 

        

      
        
The following is sample output from the show policy-map interface command. This sample displays the statistics for the serial 2/0 interface on which traffic policing has been enabled. The committed burst (bc) and excess burst (be) are specified in milliseconds (ms). 
        

      
        Router# show policy-map interface serial2/0
 Serial2/0/0 
  Service-policy output: policy1 (1050)
    Class-map: class1 (match-all) (1051/1)
      0 packets, 0 bytes
      5 minute offered rate 0 bps, drop rate 0 bps
      Match: ip precedence 0  (1052)
      police:
          cir 20 % bc 300 ms
          cir 409500 bps, bc 15360 bytes
          pir 40 % be 400 ms
          pir 819000 bps, be 40960 bytes
        conformed 0 packets, 0 bytes; actions:
          transmit 
        exceeded 0 packets, 0 bytes; actions:
          drop 
        violated 0 packets, 0 bytes; actions:
          drop 
        conformed 0 bps, exceed 0 bps, violate 0 bps
    Class-map: class-default (match-any) (1054/0)
      0 packets, 0 bytes
      5 minute offered rate 0 bps, drop rate 0 bps
      Match: any  (1055)
        0 packets, 0 bytes
        5 minute rate 0 bps

        

      
        
In this example, the CIR and PIR are displayed in bps, and both the committed burst (bc) and excess burst (be) are displayed in bytes. 
        

      
        
The CIR, PIR bc, and be are calculated on the basis of the formulas described below.
        

    
        

        Formula for Calculating the CIR
        
      
      
        
When calculating the CIR, the following formula is used:
        

      
        
CIR percentage specified (as shown in the output of the show policy-mapcommand) * bandwidth (BW) of the interface (as shown in the output of the show interfaces command) = total bits per second
        

      
        
On serial interface 2/0, the bandwidth (BW) is 2048 kbps. To see the bandwidth of the interface, use the show interfaces command. A sample is shown below:
        

      
        Router# show interfaces serial2/0/0
Serial2/0/0 is administratively down, line protocol is down 
  Hardware is M4T
  MTU 1500 bytes, BW 2048 Kbit, DLY 20000 usec, rely 255/255, load 1/255 

        

      
        
The following values are used for calculating the CI:
        

      
        
20 % * 2048 kbps = 409600 bps
        

    
        

        Formula for Calculating the PIR
        
      
      
        
When calculating the PIR, the following formula is used:
        

      
        
PIR percentage specified (as shown in the output of the show policy-mapcommand) * bandwidth (BW) of the interface (as shown in the output of the show interfaces command) = total bits per second
        

      
        
On serial interface 2/0/0, the bandwidth (BW) is 2048 kbps. To see the bandwidth of the interface, use the show interfaces command. A sample is shown below:
        

      
        Router# show interfaces serial2/0
Serial2/0/0 is administratively down, line protocol is down 
  Hardware is M4T
  MTU 1500 bytes, BW 2048 Kbit, DLY 20000 usec, rely 255/255, load 1/255 

        

      
        
The following values are used for calculating the PIR:
        

      
        
40 % * 2048 kbps = 819200 bps
        

      

        Note
        
Discrepancies between this total and the total shown in the output of the show policy-map interface command can be attributed to a rounding calculation or to differences associated with the specific interface configuration.
        

        

    
        

        Formula for Calculating the Committed Burst (bc)
        
      
      
        
When calculating the bc, the following formula is used:
        

      
        
The bc in milliseconds (as shown in the show policy-map command) * the CIR in bits per seconds = total number bytes
        

      
        
The following values are used for calculating the bc:
        

      
        
(300 ms * 409600 bps) / 8 = 15360 bytes
        

    
        

        Formula for Calculating the Excess Burst (be)
        
      
      
        
When calculating the bc and the be, the following formula is used:
        

      
        
The be in milliseconds (as shown in the show policy-map command) * the PIR in bits per seconds = total number bytes
        

      
        
The following values are used for calculating the be:
        

      
        
400 ms * 819200 bps = 40960 bytes
        

    
        

        

        

        

        Additional References
        

         
	 
        

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         Modular QoS Command-Line Interface (CLI) (MQC), including information about attaching policy maps 
					 
        
 
				          		
 
					 
         "Applying QoS Features Using the MQC" module 
					 
        
 
				          		

        

         
					 
         Traffic shaping and traffic policing 
					 
        
 
				          		
 
					 
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        Feature Information for QoS Percentage-Based Policing
        

        
			
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        Table 1 Feature Information for QoS: Percentage-Based Policing
         
				  
         Feature Name
				  
        
 
				        		
 
				  
         Releases
				  
        
 
				        		
 
				  
         Feature Information
				  
        
 
				        		

        
        

         
				  
         QoS: Percentage-Based Policing
				  
        
 
				        		
 
				  
         Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1
				  
        
 
				        		
 
				  
         The QoS: Percentage-Based Policing feature allows you to configure traffic policing and traffic shaping on the basis of a percentage of bandwidth available on the interface. This feature also allows you to specify the committed burst (bc) size and the excess burst (be) size (used for configuring traffic policing) in milliseconds (ms). Configuring traffic policing in this manner enables you to use the same policy map for multiple interfaces with differing amounts of bandwidth. 
				  
        
 
				  
         This feature was introduced on Cisco ASR 1000 Series Routers. 
				  
        
 
				  
         The following commands were introduced or modified: 
					 police 
						(percent), 
					 shape 
						(percent), 
						show 
						policy-map, 
					 show 
						policy-map 
						interface.