Basics Flashcards
Broadly speaking, which 2 things QoS allows administrators to do?
- assign the order in which traffic is handled
- the amount of bandwidth afforded to traffic
What can be QoS applied to?
- source: zone, address, user, device
- destination: zone, address, device
- applicataion
- service/URL category
What are the 3 primary configuration components of QoS?
- QoS Profile
- QoS Policy
- QoS Egress Interface
Where do you configure QoS interface?
Network > QoS
Where do you configure QoS Profile?
Network > Network Profiles > QoS Profile
Where do you configure QoS Policy?
Policies > QoS
How to apply the defined priority and bandwidth settings to the traffic exiting an interface?
by attaching the QoS profile (or multiple QoS profiles) to a physical interface in Network > QoS
What algorithm does Palo Alto use to drop traffic when a queue is full?
weighted RED (WRED) algorithm
How are different models of firewalls limited when it comes to QoS?
with a maximum number of ports that can be configured with QoS