I think:

packets that exceed the LLQ are dropped but packets that exceed the
bandwidth are still handled at best effort.

But I am not positive on that statement.

JT




On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 3:28 PM, Mark Senteza <[email protected]>wrote:

> Thanks Marko & Kings,
>
> so if there is not specific request to prioritize EIGRP or any other
> traffic for that matter, then "priority percent" and "bandwidth percent" do
> still guarantee a percent of the interface bandwidth, but with the major
> difference being that "priority" will place the packets in LLQ. Would that
> be a right conclusion to make ?
>
> On Sat, Aug 20, 2011 at 11:21 AM, Marko Milivojevic 
> <[email protected]>wrote:
>
>> Mark,
>>
>> Command "priority" configures LLQ (Low Latency Queueing), which
>> guarantees bandwidth, but also the latency. Packets in this queue will
>> be scheduled for delivery before all other packets in other queues.
>> This queue is "conditionally policed" at the rate specified, i.e. if
>> there are packets in other queues, this queue cannot exceed the
>> specified rate.
>>
>> Command "bandwidth" configures Class Based Weighted Fair Queueing
>> (CBWFQ) or Hierarchical Queueing Framework (HQF - on 12.4(20)T and
>> above), which reserves minimum bandwidth for the class, but it does
>> not guarantee latency. I.e. CBWFQ/HQF queues are processed after LLQ
>> and in a round-robin fashion (a variation of deficit round robin -
>> DRR).
>>
>> For your task, better solution is "bandwidth percent 25", since you
>> were not asked anything about the latency.
>>
>> Also, don't forget that EIGRP has a built-in throttling mechanism and
>> it will not use more than 50% of the available interface bandwidth (as
>> specified by the "bandwidth" command on the interface). Alternate
>> solution for the task is simply this:
>>
>> !
>> ! X = EIGRP AS
>> !
>> interface FastEthernet0/0
>>  ip bandwidth-percent eigrp X 25
>> !
>>
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>> On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 18:16, Mark Senteza <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > Hey all,
>> >
>> > I have a question about the correct options to select when asked to
>> > "guarantee egress EIGRP traffic 25% of the bandwidth on an interface"
>> >
>> > Under the policy-map > class configuration I see two options, which seem
>> to
>> > describe doing the same thing. What is the difference between using
>> > "priority percent" and "bandwidth percent"
>> >
>> > policy-map QOS-POLICY
>> >  class EIGRP
>> >   priority percent 15
>> >
>> > where keyword "percent" -> % of total bandwidth
>> >
>> > or
>> >
>> > policey-map QOS-POLICY
>> >  class EIGRP
>> >   bandwidth percent 15
>> >
>> > where keywords "bandwidth percent" -> % of total bandwidth
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > Mark
>> >
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