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DSCP and Precedence Values

This section provides the DSCP and precedence values used in QoS class maps and policy maps.

Commonly Used DSCP Values

Unless noted as a restriction, you can mark both incoming and outgoing packets. Table 6-1 lists the commonly used DSCP values described in RFC 2475.
Table 6-1 Commonly Used DSCP Values

Decimal DSCP Value Value 101 110 46

Meaning High Priority Expedited Forwarding (EF)

Drop Probability N/A

Equivalent IP Precedence Value 101 - Critical

000 000 001 010 001 100 001 110 010 010 010 100 010 110 011 010 011 100 011 110 100 010 100 100 100 110

0 10 12 14 18 20 22 26 28 30 34 36 38

Best Effort AF11 AF12 AF13 AF21 AF22 AF23 AF31 AF32 AF33 AF41 AF42 AF43

N/A Low Medium High Low Medium High Low Medium High Low Medium High

000 - Routine 001 - Priority 001 - Priority 001 - Priority 001 - Immediate 001 - Immediate 001 - Immediate 011 - Flash 011 - Flash 011 - Flash 100 - Flash Override 100 - Flash Override 100 - Flash Override

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Table 6-1 Commonly Used DSCP Values (continued)

Decimal DSCP Value Value 001 000 010 000 011 000 100 000 101 000 110 000 111 000 000 000 101 110 8 16 24 32 40 48 56 0 46

Meaning CS1 CS2 CS3 CS4 CS5 CS6 CS7 Default EF

Drop Probability

Equivalent IP Precedence Value 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

IP Precedence Values
Table 6-2 lists the RFC 791 precedence values from least to most important.
Table 6-2 Precedence Values

Value 000 (0) 001 (1) 010 (2) 011 (3) 100 (4) 101 (5) 110 (6) 111 (7)

Description Routine or Best Effort Priority Immediate Flash - mainly used for Voice Signaling or for Video. Flash Override Critical -mainly used for Voice RTP. Internet Network

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