[j-nsp] loss priority high/low

[Eric Van Tol]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: juniper-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net [mailto:juniper-nsp-
> bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Bit Gossip
> Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 10:34 AM
> To: juniper-nsp
> Cc: juniper-nsp
> Subject: [j-nsp] loss priority high/low
>
> Experts,
> can you help to clear the confusion here:
>
> loss-priority high = PLP high = the packet is LESS likely to get dropped
> loss-priority low  = PLP low  = the packet is MORE likely to get dropped
>
> Is this correct?
>
> Thanks,
> Bit.
>

Bit,
It's actually the other way around.  It can be viewed as counter-intuitive, though. :-)  Bear in mind that loss priority is not conveyed between routers, so when implementing LP in your QoS policies, it needs to be set on both your edge and any transit routers.

-evt