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This module describes the tasks for configuring priority queueing (PQ) on a device.
A priority list contains the definitions for a set of priority queues. The priority list specifies which queue a packet will be placed in and, optionally, the maximum length of the different queues.
In order to perform queueing using a priority list, you must assign the list to an interface. The same priority list can be applied to multiple interfaces. Alternatively, you can create many different priority policies to apply to different interfaces.
Assign packets to priority queues based on the following qualities:
You can specify multiple assignment rules. The priority-list commands are read in order of appearance until a matching protocol or interface type is found. When a match is found, the packet is assigned to the appropriate queue and the search ends. Packets that do not match other assignment rules are assigned to the default queue.
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1.
enable
2.
configure
terminal
3.
priority-list
list-number
protocol
protocol-name {high |
medium |
normal |
low}
queue-keyword
keyword-value
4.
priority-list
list-number
interface
interface-type
interface-number {high |
medium |
normal|
low}
5.
priority-list
list-number
default {high |
medium |
normal |
low}
6.
end
1.
enable
2.
configure
terminal
3.
priority-list
4.
end
Command or Action | Purpose | |
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Step 1 |
enable
Example: Device> enable |
Enables privileged EXEC mode. |
Step 2 |
configure
terminal
Example: Device# configure terminal |
Enters global configuration mode. |
Step 3 |
priority-list
Example: Device(config)# policy-list |
Specifies the maximum number of packets allowed in each of the priority queues: |
Step 4 |
end
Example: Device(config)# end |
(Optional) Exits global configuration mode. |
1.
enable
2.
configure
terminal
3.
interface
interface-type
interface-number
4.
priority-group
list-number
5.
end
Command or Action | Purpose | |
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Step 1 |
enable
Example: Device> enable |
Enables privileged EXEC mode. |
Step 2 |
configure
terminal
Example: Device# configure terminal |
Enters global configuration mode. |
Step 3 |
interface
interface-type
interface-number
Example: Device(config)# interface ethernet 0 |
Specifies the interface, and then enters interface configuration mode. |
Step 4 | priority-group
list-number
Example: Device(config-if)# priority-group 3 |
Assigns a priority list number to the interface. |
Step 5 |
end
Example: Device(config-if)# end |
Exits interface configuration mode and returns to privileged EXEC mode. |
1.
enable
2.
show queue interface-type interface-number
3.
show queueing priority
Command or Action | Purpose | |
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Step 1 |
enable
Example: Device> enable |
Enables privileged EXEC mode. |
Step 2 |
show queue interface-type interface-number
Example: Device# show queue interface-type interface-number |
Displays the contents of packets inside a queue for a particular interface or VC. |
Step 3 |
show queueing priority
Example: Device# show queueing priority |
Displays the status of the priority queueing lists. |
The following example establishes queueing based on protocol type. The example assigns 1 as the arbitrary priority list number, specifies IP as the protocol type, and assigns a high-priority level to traffic that matches IP access list 10.
access-list 10 permit 239.1.1.0 0.0.0.255 priority-list 1 protocol ip high list 10
The following example establishes queueing based on interface. The example sets any packet type entering on Ethernet interface 0 to a medium priority.
priority-list 3 interface ethernet 0 medium
The following example changes the maximum number of packets in the high-priority queue to 10. The medium-limit, normal, and low-limit queue sizes remain at their default 40-, 60-, and 80-packet limits.
priority-list 4 queue-limit 10 40 60 80
The following example assigns priority group list 4 to serial interface 0:
interface serial 0 priority-group 4
Note | The priority-group list-number command is not available on ATM interfaces that do not support fancy queueing. |
When classifying a packet, the system searches the list of rules specified by priority-list commands for a matching protocol type. The following example specifies four rules:
Remember that when using multiple rules for a single protocol, the system reads the priority settings in the order of appearance.
priority-list 4 protocol decnet medium lt 200 priority-list 4 protocol ip medium tcp 23 priority-list 4 protocol ip medium udp 53 priority-list 4 protocol ip high
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The following table provides release information about the feature or features described in this module. This table lists only the software release that introduced support for a given feature in a given software release train. Unless noted otherwise, subsequent releases of that software release train also support that feature.
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Feature Name |
Releases |
Feature Information |
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Priority Queueing (PQ) |
11.2(1) 12.2(27)SBB 12.2(33)XNA Cisco IOS XE Release 3.2SE |
The Priority Queueing (PQ) feature allows you to configure priority queueing on a device with the use of priority lists. The following commands were introduced or modified by this feature: priority-group, priority list default, priority list interface, priority list protocol, priority list queue-limit, show queue, show queueing priority. |