
Configuring Dial Services
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Protocol Prioritization
When you configure your router, you can prioritize the traffic sent across a
synchronous line interface by using protocol prioritization. Being able to
prioritize traffic is important for your time-sensitive applications.
For example, a user at Router A participating in a Telnet session with Router B
requires a more immediate response than does a user at Router A performing a file
transfer with Router B.
When you configure a bandwidth-on-demand circuit, the router automatically
enables protocol prioritization on the primary and secondary line because PPP
requires priority for control messages.
For more information about protocol prioritization see Configuring Traffic Filters
and Protocol Prioritization.
Defining the Role of the Router in the Network
Bandwidth-on-demand circuits are point-to-point connections. For each circuit,
you must designate a router at one end of the connection as the congestion
monitor.
The congestion monitor checks the congestion of the lines in a multilink bundle. If
this router discovers congestion, it activates secondary lines. The router at the
other end of the connection, the nonmonitor router, does not have the authority to
activate a secondary line. It is important to define the role of each router on the
link to avoid both routers bringing up a second line simultaneously.
You define the role of the router via the Bandwidth Mode parameter, which is part
of the bandwidth-on-demand circuit configuration (see Chapter 5). Do not
configure both sides of the circuit with the same value.
Note: Do not configure protocol prioritization for bandwidth-on-demand
circuits running PPP multilink.
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