QoS: Implicit Queue Limit
The QoS: Implicit Queue Limit feature eliminates the necessity to manually configure queue limits by
automatically configuring queue limits if they are not explicitly configured. Previously, default
configurations did not protect queues on Cisco 12000 Series ISE line cards against oversubscription and
starvation.
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This feature was introduced for the Cisco 12000 Series ISE line cards
(Engine 3) with Gigabit Ethernet and packet-over-SONET interfaces.
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“Calculating Implicit Queue Limits” section on page 1
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“Additional References” section on page 2
Calculating Implicit Queue Limits
This feature imposes, internally, a queue limit on shape queues at ingress and output queues at egress for
all queues that are in service. Previously, there was no such queue limit imposed internally, the absence
of which creates the possibility of unwanted latencies or buffer starvation during bursts and congestion.
The value of the implicit queue limit is calculated from the following factors, in order of priority:
1.
The implicit queue limit is equal to any queue limit already explicitly configured on the queue.
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2.
If random-detect is configured, the implicit queue limit is equal to double the maximum value of
the maximum threshold configured on the queue.
3.
The implicit queue limit is equal to 200 milliseconds (ms) of latency at the expected minimum rate
of service of the class, assuming an average packet size of 256 bytes.
For example, if the class rate of service is 200 kilobits per second (kbps), the implicit queue limit is
as follows:
Implicit_queue_limit_packets = 200,000bits/sec * 200ms * sec/1000ms * packet/256 bytes *
bytes/8bits
When computing the implied queue limit, you should be mindful not to oversubscribe the total
availability of buffers. Average queue limit is computed for the class, which is the ratio of the rate of this
class times the total buffers (256K).
For an Engine 3 Gigabit Ethernet line card, if the rate of the class is 100 Mbps, the average queue limit
for this class would be 100M/4G or 2.5 percent of 6553.
In some configurations, as shown in the following policy, it is impossible to determine the service rate
of a class.
policy foo
class voip
priority
class b
bandwidth remaining percent 20
class class-default
The rule of thumb in this case is to use a queue limit based on the entire interface bandwidth for the
"voip" class, and 50 percent of the interface bandwidth for the "b" and "class-default” classes.
No mechanism exits to disable the Implicit Queue Limit feature other than to override the implicit queue
limit with an explict queue limit.
Use the show policy-map interface EXEC command to display queue size statistics.
Additional References
The following sections provide references related to QoS: Implicit Queue Limit.
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