Specifications

Table Of Contents
Extreme Networks EAS 100-24t Switch Software Manual
93
CHAPTER
4
Quality of Service (QoS)
The Switch supports 802.1p priority queuing Quality of Service. The following section discusses the
implementation of QoS (Quality of Service) and benefits of using 802.1p priority queuing.
Advantages of QoS
QoS is an implementation of the IEEE 802.1p standard that allows network administrators a method of
reserving bandwidth for important functions that require a large amount of bandwidth or have a high
priority, such as VoIP (Voice-over Internet Protocol), Web browsing applications, file server applications
or video conferencing. Not only can larger bandwidth be created, but other less critical traffic can be
limited, so excessive bandwidth can be saved. The Switch has separate hardware queues on every
physical port to which packets from various applications can be mapped to, and, in turn prioritized.
View the following map to see how the Switch implements 802.1P priority queuing.