Setting Up Traffic Policies
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Setting Up Traffic Policies
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Viewing a Summary of the Policy Configurations
Use this page to view how the Skylight sensor: control's traffic policies have been configured.
To view a summary of the policy configurations
Access the page Traffic ▶ Policies.
A listing of all policies associated with this instance of the Skylight sensor: control is displayed.(Optional) To limit the view to only specific policies, enter a value on which to filter, then click Search. You can filter by the Device, Name, State, Action, Filter Name, Type or Port.
(Optional) Click the Name of a policy to view its configuration details.
When a remote device is selected in the right corner, the policies are sorted in priority order. For more information on specific parameters, refer to the following table.
Policy (Traffic ▶ Policies)
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Device | Name of the device. |
| Name | Name of the traffic policy. |
| State | The policy may be enabled or disabled. Disabled policies are ignored when the rules are applied to incoming data. |
| Action | Action that the policy applies to data that it matches. |
| Classification | Name of the VCA's classification. |
| VCA | Name of the VCA assigned to the policy. |
| Filter Name | Name of the filter assigned to the policy. |
| Type | The filter type (L2, IPv6, or IPv4) used to classify traffic. |
| Port | Name of the port of the traffic policies. |
| Priority | Rules are prioritized using the Priority field, with the rule configured with the highest priority applied first. Note: Highest Priority is 1, lowest is 255. When 0 is used, a priority value is assigned by the system that is lower than any existing policies. The priority must be unique among all policies for the same device. |
Assigning VCA to a Traffic Policy
Once you have selected the Use VCA radio button and set up the VCA, you are ready to assign it to a traffic policy so they can become a service.
Assigning Filters to a Traffic Policy
Once you have selected the Use Filter radio button set up the filters, you are ready to assign it to a traffic policy so they can become a service.
To set up a traffic policy
Access the page Traffic ▶ Policies.
The Traffic Policies Configuration page opens.Click a policy configuration.
The Selected Policy Configuration page opens.Select the VCA or filter to classify traffic and the required action, then click Apply.
For more information on specific parameters, refer to the following tables.
Policy Configuration (Traffic ▶ Policies)
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Enable Policy | Select this box to activate the policy. |
| Name | Name of the Policy Configuration |
| Priority | Rules are prioritized using the Priority field, with the rule configured with the highest priority applied first. |
Use VCA
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| VCA Name | Select VCA from drop-down menu |
| Direction | AtoZ or ZtoA |
| Classification | Select classification from drop-down menu |
Use Filter
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Port | Name of the port of the traffic policies. |
| Filter Type | The filter type (L2 filter, IPv4 filter, IPv6 filter) used to classify traffic. |
| Filter | The name of the filter. You must select a filter name from the dropdown list. Tip: The catch-all filter enables you to monitor all traffic on a port. |
| Action | Make a selection from the drop-down list to select the action to apply to traffic that matches the filter's criteria:
|
EVC Mapping
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Encapsulation | You can only select an Encapsulation method when the Filter Action is set to Permit Traffic. Select one of the following encapsulation methods:
Note: The details of this option will vary, depending on the available PCP actions. |
| Ethertype | The Ethertype of the VLANs to be added (if any). Possible values:
|
| VLAN ID | VLAN ID of the VLANs to be added (if any). Possible values range between 0 and 4095. |
| CFI/DEI PCP | If Push is selected as the EVC encapsulation option, indicate the CFI/DEI and/or the PCP.
|
EVC Encapsulation Options
Use the encapsulation options to perform EVC mapping actions.
None:
Leave this default option selected when no VLAN ID manipulation is required for the selected traffic filter.
Push:
Use this option to push (add) a VLAN tag onto an untagged frame or push an outer tag (Q-in-Q) onto a tagged frame.
Pop:
Use this option to remove the outer VLAN tag.
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