Common to all Nokia service router connectivity services are policies that are assigned to the service. Policies are defined at a global level and then applied to a service on the router. Policies are used to define Nokia service router service enhancements. The types of policies that are common to the router’s connectivity services are:
SAP Quality of Service (QoS) policies
SAP QoS policies allow for different classes of traffic within a service at SAP ingress and SAP egress. QoS ingress and egress policies determine the QoS characteristics for a SAP. A QoS policy applied to a SAP specifies the number of queues, queue characteristics (such as forwarding class, committed, and peak information rates, and so on) and the mapping of traffic to a forwarding class. A QoS policy must be created before it can be applied to a SAP. A single ingress and a single egress QoS policy can be associated with a SAP.
filter policies
Filter policies allow for selective blocking of traffic matching criteria from ingressing or egressing a SAP. Filter policies, also referred to as access control lists (ACLs), control the traffic allowed in or out of a SAP based on MAC or IP match criteria. Associating a filter policy on a SAP is optional. Filter policies are identified by a unique filter policy ID. A filter policy must be created before it can be applied to a SAP. A single ingress and single egress filter policy can be associated with a SAP.
scheduler policies
Scheduler policies define the hierarchy and operating parameters for virtual schedulers. Schedulers are divided into groups based on the tier each scheduler is created under. A tier is used to give structure to the schedulers within a policy and define rules for parent scheduler associations.
accounting policies
Accounting policies define how to count the traffic usage for a service for billing purposes. The routers provide a comprehensive set of service-related counters. Accounting data can be collected on a per-service, per-forwarding class basis, which enables network operators to accurately measure network usage and bill each customer for each individual service using any of a number of different billing models.