Configuring MF Classification for VXLAN Packets

This section describes how to configure MF classification for VXLAN packets.

Usage Scenario

MF classification can be configured to provide differentiated services for VXLAN packets based on parameters of the packets, such as the DSCP value, protocol type, IP address, or port number, to meet services' requirements on bandwidth and delay.

MF classification is usually configured on the router located at the edge of the network, whereas BA classification is configured on the router located at the core of a network.

Pre-configuration Tasks

Before configuring traffic policies for VXLAN packets, complete the following tasks:

Configure a VXLAN tunnel.
Bind a VNI to a BD/VPN.

Configuring a Traffic Classifier: To classify traffic, you can configure traffic classifiers based on ACL rules, packet priorities, protocol types, and addresses.

Defining a Traffic Behavior and Configuring Actions: This section describes the traffic behaviors supported by a device and how to configure actions for a traffic behavior.

Defining a Traffic Policy and Associating a Behavior with a Classifier in the Traffic Policy: The configured traffic classifiers and traffic behaviors need to be associated in a traffic policy.

Applying a Traffic Policy: A class-based traffic policy takes effect only after being applied to a BD/VPN.

Enabling the Statistics Collecting Function for a Traffic Policy: This section describes how to enable the statistics collecting function for a traffic policy for statistics query.

Verifying the Configuration of MF classification-based Traffic Policies for VXLAN Packets: After MF classification-based Traffic Policies for VXLAN Packets is configured, check the configurations, such as information about traffic classifiers, traffic behaviors, association between traffic classifiers and behaviors, traffic policies, and queues.