Introduction to IP QoS-Configuring QoS Through the Command-Line Interface (CLI)

Configuring QoS Through the Command-Line Interface (CLI)

Note

Cisco does not recommend the legacy CLI method for initially implementing QoS policies, due to time restraints and the greater likelihood of errors. It can be used to augment and fine-tune the Cisco AutoQoS method. The recommendation is to use one of the other methods described in this chapter to implement QoS.


The guidelines for using the CLI configuration method are as follows:

STEP 1.
Build a traffic policy, including:

  • Identify the traffic patterns

    • Classify the traffic

    • Prioritize the traffic

    • Select a proper QoS mechanism:

      - Queuing

      - Compression

STEP 2.
Apply the policy to the interface