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DSCP Mapping Profile

DSCP mapping enables you the change of CoS values when the specified DSCP values are detected in incoming traffic. The DSCP Mapping Profile is associated to a UNI during UNI addition in MPLS service creation in Qos domain.

To view the DSCP Mapping Profiles, go to Configuration > Layer 2 > Qos menu and click DSCP Mapping Profiles option. DSCP Mapping Profiles page is displayed.

DSCP to CoSQ Mapping Profiles page

DSCP Mapping Profiles icons

Button

Description

Click Create DSCP Mapping Profiles button to create a new DSCP Mapping Profile.

Click Delete DSCP Mapping Profiles button to delete the selected DSCP Mapping Profile.

Click Edit DSCP Mapping Profiles button to edit/modify the parameters of the selected DSCP Mapping Profile.

Click Filter button to filter the services with the selected DSCP Mapping Profile applied.

NOTE: During service creation, DSCP mapping profile will not be applied to a UNI if a UNI level TC Profile/ Priority Mapping Profile/ L2 ACL is associated with it.

Create DSCP Mapping Profile

Perform the following steps to create a DSCP mapping profile:

  1. On DSCP Mapping Profiles page, click (Create DSCP Mapping Profile).

    Create DSCP Mapping Profile

  2. Under Profiles column, enter the desired Profile Name.
  3. Under Default Parameters, select the desired values for the parameters. This will be applicable to all 64 DSCP values.
  4. If the user desires to customize the parameters for specific DSCP value(s), define it under Custom Parameters for DSCP Values column. In DSCP Values/Range drop-down option, select the check box for desired values. Set other parameters and click Apply. On applying, DSCP values customized by the user will be displayed under Profile Entries column.
  5. Click Create. Successful message is displayed.
  6. Click OK.

Profiles parameters

Parameter

Description

Default Value

Acceptable Values

Profile Name

Enter a unique name for the DSCP mapping profile. It should begin with an alphabet.

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Alphanumeric characters

Default Parameters

For all 64 DSCP values, this will be the default mapping until the user defines the custom parameters for the desired DSCP values.

CoS

Select the desired CoS value from the drop down list.

0

0 to 7

Bandwidth Profile

Select the desired bandwidth profile from the existing options in the drop down list or click Add New Icon (Create New Bandwidth Profile) to create a new ingress bandwidth profile.

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List of profiles

Enable PIR CoS Queue

Select the check box if the user desires to send the PIR traffic of the DSCP values over a particular CoS.

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PIR CoS Queue

Select the desired CoS value from the drop down list. This option is editable only when 'Enable PIR CoS Queue' check box is selected.

0

0 to 7

Custom Parameters for DSCP Values

Select the parameters under this column, if the user desires to assign different parameters for specific DSCP value(s).

DSCP Values/Range

Select the check box against the desired DSCP value(s) from the drop down list.

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List of 64 DSCP values

CoS

Select the desired CoS value from the drop down list for the selected DSCP value(s).

0

0 to 7

Bandwidth Profile

Select the desired bandwidth profile from the existing options in the drop down list for the selected DSCP value(s).

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List of profiles

Enable PIR CoS Queue

Select the check box if the user desires to send the PIR traffic of the selected DSCP values over a particular CoS.

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PIR CoS Queue

Select the desired CoS value from the drop down list. This option is editable only when 'Enable PIR CoS Queue' check box is selected.

0

0 to 7

Apply

Click to apply and view the parameters customized for the selected DSCP values under Profile Entries.

Reset

Click to clear all fields to default values, if desired.

Create

Click to create the DSCP mapping profile.

Cancel

Click to close the create profile window. User is directed to the DSCP Mapping Profiles home page.

Profile Entries parameter

Parameter

Description

Undo

Select the check box against the desired DSCP value(s) and click Undo button to clear those DSCP value(s) from Profile Entries.

DSCP

Displays the DSCP value(s) customized.

CoS

Displays the CoS selected for the customized DSCP value.

BW Profile

Displays the bandwidth profile applied to the customized DSCP value.

PIR CoS Queue

Displays the PIR CoS Queue selected for the customized DSCP value.

NOTE: A search option has been provided against the Profile Entries parameters (except undo) to filter the search operation.

Delete DSCP Mapping Profile

Perform the following steps to delete a DSCP mapping profile:

  1. On DSCP Mapping Profiles page, under Profiles column, select the profile desired to be deleted.
  2. Click (Delete DSCP Mapping Profile). A confirmation message is displayed.
  3. Click OK. A success message is displayed.

    An error message will get displayed if that profile is associated with a service.

  4. Click OK.

Edit DSCP Mapping Profile

Perform the following steps to edit or modify a DSCP mapping profile:

  1. On DSCP Mapping Profiles page, under Profiles column, select the profile desired to be edited.
  2. Click (Edit DSCP Mapping Profile). Only Custom Parameters for DSCP Values are editable.
  3. Select the values as desired and click Apply. Those values will get updated under Profiles Entries and displayed in blue color.
  4. Click Edit. Successful message is displayed.
  5. Click OK.

NOTE: The user cannot perform edit operation on a profile associated with a service.

Filter services with selected DSCP Mapping Profile

Perform the following steps to filter the services associated with the selected DSCP mapping profile:

  1. On DSCP Mapping Profiles page, under Profiles column, select the desired profile.
  2. Click (Filter) and select the desired option from the displayed. The page is displayed with a list of services/EVCs associated with the selected DSCP mapping profile.

See also

QOS

Capacity Distribution Profile

Per Hop Behavior

Priority Mapping Profiles

Traffic Conditioning Profile

Port Capacity Distribution

Qos Domain

Qos Properties