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<h1 class="topictitle1">Setting priorities: How to handle the classes</h1>
<div><p>After traffic is classified, differentiated service also requires
a per-hop behavior to define how to handle the traffic.</p>
<p>The server uses bits in the IP header to identify an IP packet's level
of service. Routers and switches allocate their resources based on the per-hop
behavior information in the IP header's type of service octet field. The
type of service octet field was redefined in the Request for Comments (RFC)
1349 and OS/400<sup>®</sup> V5R1
operating system. A per-hop behavior is the forwarding behavior that a packet
receives at a network node. It is represented by a value known as a <em>codepoint</em>.
Packets can be marked either at the server or at other parts of the network,
such as a router. For a packet to retain the service requested, every network
node must be differentiated service (DiffServ)-aware. That is, the equipment
must be able to enforce per-hop behaviors. To enforce per-hop behavior treatment,
the network node must be able to use queue scheduling and outbound priority
management. See the <a href="rzak8conditioners.htm">Traffic conditioners</a> topic for
more information about what it means to be DiffServ-aware.</p>
<p>If your packet passes through a router or switch that is not DiffServ-aware,
it will lose its level of service at that router. The packet is still handled,
but it might experience unexpected delay. On your iSeries™ server, you can use the pre-defined
per-hop behavior codepoints or you can define your own codepoint. It is not
recommended that you create your own codepoints for use outside your private
network. If you do not know which codepoints to assign, review <a href="rzak8phb.htm">Use codepoints to assign per-hop behaviors</a> topic.</p>
<p>Unlike integrated service, differentiated service traffic does not require
a reservation or per-flow treatment. All traffic placed in the same class
is treated equally.</p>
<p>Differentiated service can also be used to throttle traffic leaving a server.
This means that your iSeries server really uses differentiated service
to limit performance. Limiting a less-critical application allows a mission-critical
application to exit your private network first. When you create a class of
service for this policy, you are asked to set various limits on your server.
The performance limits include token bucket size, peak rate limit, and average
rate limit. The help topics within the quality of service (QoS)
function of iSeries Navigator
gives you more specific information about these limits. </p>
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<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="rzak8diffserv.htm" title="This is the first type of outbound bandwidth policy you can create on your server. Differentiated service divides your traffic into classes. To carry out a differentiated service policy, you need to determine how you want to classify your network traffic and how to handle the different classes.">Differentiated service</a></div>
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