Netgear GSM7252PS ProSafe Managed Switch Web Management User Manual - Page 408

ProSafe® Gigabit L3 Managed Stackable Switches Software Administration Manual 1. Class - Create classes and define class criteria. 2. Policy - Create policies, associate classes with policies, and define policy statements. 3. Service - Add a policy to an inbound interface Packets are classified and processed based on defined criteria. The classification criteria is defined by a class. The processing is defined by a policy's attributes. Policy attributes may be defined on a per-class instance basis, and it is these attributes that are applied when a match occurs. A policy can contain multiples classes. When the policy is active, the actions taken depend on which class matches the packet. Packet processing begins by testing the class match criteria for a packet. A policy is applied to a packet when a class match within that policy is found. The Differentiated Services menu page contains links to the various Diffserv configuration and display features. From the DiffServ link under the QoS tab, you can access the following pages: • DiffServ Wizard on page 409 • Auto VoIP Configuration on page 411 • Basic on page 412 • Advanced on page 414 408 | Chapter 5. Configuring Quality of Service