
Chapter 1
2 Avaya QoS Manager User Guide
Policy Overview
Policies determine the actions taken on network traffic entering a
module.
A policy is a set of rules governing the forwarding of information packets
in Avaya device modules. Avaya QoS Manager provides you with a
Policy List that displays available policies, their statuses, and whether or
not changes have been made to specific policies.
Multiple policies can be created for a module, but only one policy can be
active on a module at a time. Active policies appear in green in the Tree
View. Policies can contain invalid rules. However, a policy that contains
an invalid mandatory rule cannot be activated. For more information on
viewing and using policies, refer to
Policy List on page 18.
Policies can be activated on individual modules. The Deployment Wizard
provides a simple method for activating a policy on a group of modules.
For more information on the Deployment Wizard, refer to Chapter 5,
Deployment Wizard
.
Rule Overview
Rules are the building blocks of policies. Rules provide the information
about how the module forwards a defined data packet. A module can
forward packets with a priority of 0 to 7, permit the packets to pass as is,
or block the passage of the packet, optionally sending a message to the
module's manager.
A rule includes the following information:
A description of the packets to which the rule applies.
The action to perform on the described packets.
Whether or not the rule is mandatory.
For example, you can define a rule as FTP packets from IP address
143.32.1.2 to subnet 145.7.0.0 must be forwarded with a priority 4.
Packet Description - FTP packets from IP address 143.32.1.2 to
subnet 145.7.0.0.
Mandatory - Must be.
Action - Forwarded with Priority Level 4.
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