Setting Up Virtual Connection Access (VCAs) VLAN

To view a summary of existing VCA VLANs

1. Access the page Virtual Connection ▶ VCA VLAN ▶ Configuration.

2. From the top right corner, in the Remote Device drop-down list, click None.
   A list of existing VCAs displays.

To add a new VCA VLAN

1. Access the page Virtual Connection ▶ VCA VLAN ▶ Configuration.

2. From the top right corner, in the Remote Device drop-down list, select the remote device that needs a new VCA VLAN.

3. Click Add.
   The VCA VLAN dialog opens.

4. Enter your settings for VCA-VLAN configuration.

5. Click Apply under the VCA-VLAN settings.
   The VCA VLAN is saved in the Skylight sensor: control's configuration.

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   Note: You must click the Apply button before you can configure other sections in the page.

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To add or delete all policies

1. Access the page Virtual Connection ▶ VCA VLAN ▶ Configuration.

2. On the top right, from the Remote Device drop-down list, select the device you require.

3. Click the VCA-VLAN name.

4. Click Add Policies button.

5. Access the Traffic ▶ Policies page to verify that policies were added.
   The policies have been added (or removed) and the Skylight sensor: control's configuration file has been updated.

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   Note: If policies are already existing you can click the delete policies button, and then access the Traffic Policies page to verify the policies were deleted.

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For more information on specific parameters, refer to the following table.

VCA VLAN Configuration Virtual Connection ▶ VCA VLAN ▶ Configuration

To edit an existing VCA VLAN

1. Access the page Virtual Connection ▶ VCA VLAN ▶ Configuration.

2. On the top right, from the Remote Device drop-down list, select the device you require.

3. From the list click on the VCA VLAN requiring changes.

4. Make your edits, then click Apply.

Setting up Classification

Classification is defining which incoming traffic shall be mapped to which VCA-VLAN. On a pure layer-2 network, only the incoming traffic matching the VCA-VLAN stack shall be accepted.

For flexibility and simplicity, you may define the incoming traffic filter with the following options:

• Select the VCA-VLAN filter option (that corresponds to the VCA-VLAN stack on the incoming port) with Filter None.
• Deselect the VCA-VLAN filter option and choose Filter type and Filter Name.
• Select the VCA-VLAN filter option (that corresponds to the VCA-VLAN stack on the incoming port) with an additional filter by selecting Filter Type + filter.

Classifications are applied in priority. It is recommended to:

1. Filter out undesired incoming traffic.

2. Classify the incoming traffic matching the filter for the highest class of service to the lowest class of service.

The classifications, combined with the derived EVC action, contain all of the information required to create a policy. The policy can be created manually by instantiating a policy for each classification or you can click the Add Policies button to create all the policies at once from the VCA-VLAN.

To add a classification profile configuration

1. Access the page Virtual Connection ▶ VCA VLAN ▶ Configuration.

2. On the top right, from the Remote Device drop-down list, select the device you require.

3. Click the VCA-VLAN name to display the detailed information for the VCA-VLAN.

4. Click Add to add a new Classification AtoZ or ZtoA, in the selected VCA-VLAN.
   

5. In the Select Classification Profile Configuration dialog that displays, enter the name of your configuration in the Name field.

6. Enter your settings.
   

7. Click Apply to accept the new Classification Profile configuration changes.

8. Click Apply again to save changes.

To edit a classification profile configuration

1. Access the page Virtual Connection ▶ VCA VLAN ▶ Configuration.

2. On the top right, from the Remote Device drop-down list, select the device you require.

3. Click the VCA-VLAN name to display the detailed information for the VCA-VLAN.

4. Under AtoZ classification or ZtoA classification, click on the configuration you would like to edit.

5. Click Edit to the right of the box.

6. Make your modifications and click Apply to accept the new configuration.

7. Click Apply again to save changes.

To delete a classification profile configuration

1. Access the page Virtual Connection ▶ VCA VLAN ▶ Configuration.

2. On the top right, from the Remote Device drop-down list, select the device you require.

3. Click the VCA-VLAN name.

4. Under AtoZ classification or ZtoA classification, click on the configuration you would like to delete.

5. Click Delete to the right of the box.
   A new dialog window opens.

6. Click Apply again to save changes.

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   Note: To modify a classification, you must delete or disable the policy.

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To reorder the classification profiles

1. Select the classification you want to move.

2. Click the + or - to move the selected classification up or down.

3. Click Apply.

For more information on specific parameters, refer to the following tables.

Classification Profile (Virtual Connection ▶ VCA VLAN ▶ Configuration)

Mapping Settings

CoS Mapping Combinations

Setting Up Policing

Incoming traffic can be policed per VCA-VLAN instance. The bandwidth profiles are configured
in the context of a VCA-VLAN, by creating bandwidth regulators. The bandwidth regulators
are then associated with an incoming PCP by configuring the bandwidth regulator set. Token
sharing between bandwidth regulators can be configured by enabling the hierarchical
bandwidth profile and configuring an envelope.

The incoming PCP can be retrieved from the most outer VLAN of the incoming traffic or the second-most outer VLAN. We will go through how to configure it in the VCA type section.

To add a policing configuration

1. Access the page Virtual Connection ▶ VCA VLAN ▶ Configuration.

2. On the top right, from the Remote Device drop-down list, select the device you require.

3. Click the VCA-VLAN name requiring a new policing.

4. To the right of Policing box, click Add.
   

5. In the Policing Configuration dialog that displays, enter the name of your configuration in the Name field.

6. Enter your parameters. For details, refer to the table below.
   

7. Click Apply below the policing list to accept the configuration.
   Policing has now been confirmed and the dialog closes.

8. Click Apply again to save the configuration.

To edit a policing configuration

1. Access the page Virtual Connection ▶ VCA VLAN ▶ Configuration.

2. On the top right, from the Remote Device drop-down list, select the device you require.

3. Click the VCA-VLAN name to display the VCA-VLAN detail information.

4. Under Policing, click on the configuration you would like to edit.

5. Click Edit to the right of the box.

6. Make your modifications, and click Apply to accept the policing configuration into the VCA-VLAN.
   Policing has now been edited and the dialog closes.

7. Click Apply again to save the configuration.

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   Note: The name, color mode, and coupling flag cannot be modified.

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To delete a policing configuration

1. Access the page Virtual Connection ▶ VCA VLAN ▶ Configuration.

2. On the top right, from the Remote Device drop-down list, select the device you require.

3. Click the VCA-VLAN name.

4. Under Policing, click on the configuration you would like to delete.

5. Click Delete to the right of the box.

6. Click Apply again to save the configuration.

For more information on specific parameters, refer to the following table.

Policing and Policing Configuration (Virtual Connection ▶ VCA ▶ Configuration)

Setting Up Bandwidth

To establish the Bandwidth Regulator Set

1. Access the page Virtual Connection ▶ VCA VLAN ▶ Configuration.

2. On the top right, from the Remote Device drop-down list, select the device you require.

3. Click the VCA-VLAN name.

4. Under Bandwidth Regulator Set, for each CoS ID, choose the BW Profile you would like to enable from the drop-down list.

5. Check the State check box to enable the BW Profile.

6. Click Apply to save changes.
   The Bandwidth Regulator Set has now been configured.

Bandwidth Regulator Set (Virtual Connection ▶VCA ▶Configuration)

To enable Bandwidth Regulator Envelope

1. Access Virtual Connection ▶ VCA VLAN ▶ Configuration.

2. On the top right, from the Remote Device drop-down list, select the device you require.

3. Click the VCA-VLAN name.

4. Under Bandwidth Regulator Envelope, check the Enable AtoZ H-BWP or Enable ZtoA H-BWP check box, to enable the required bandwidth regulator envelope.

5. Click Apply to save changes.
   The Bandwidth Regulator Envelope has now been configured.

To reorder Bandwidth Regulators

1. Access Virtual Connection ▶ VCA VLAN ▶ Configuration.

2. On the top right, from the Remote Device drop-down list, select the device you require.

3. Click the VCA-VLAN name.

4. Under Bandwidth Regulator Envelope, select the Bandwidth regulator you want to reorder.

5. Click + for up and - for down.
   The Bandwidth Regulator Envelope has now been moved up or down.

6. Click Apply to save changes.

For more information on specific parameters, refer to the following table.

Bandwidth Regulator Envelope (Virtual Connection ▶ VCA VLAN ▶ Configuration)