Assigning priority policies to PoE traffic

You can use the configurable QoS (Quality of Service) features in the switch to create prioritization policies for traffic moving through PoE ports.

Classifiers for prioritizing outbound packets

Priority

QoS classifier

1

UDP/TCP application type (port)

2

Device priority (destination or source IP address)

3

IP type of service (ToS) field (IP packets only)

4

VLAN priority

5

Incoming source-port on the switch

6

Incoming 802.1 priority (present in tagged VLAN environments)

For more on this topic, see the advanced traffic management guide.