18.3. Preparing to Implement QoS
Implementing QoS on your network is a three-phase process. Let's start off by identifying the phases and then go through each phase in more detail:
Complete a network assessment to identify traffic types and technical requirements of each type of traffic.
Divide all the types of traffic into different classes so that QoS requirements can be associated to each class of traffic.
Create QoS policies that meet the requirements of the classes of traffic that you have for you network.
This section focuses primarily on the first two phases. You learn how to identify traffic and divide it into classes for assignment of QoS policies. In the section called "Configuring QoS," I take you through the steps and commands to create ...
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