Explains SLA classes, their parameters, configuration limits, and updated default threshold behavior in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN.
A service-level agreement (SLA) class is a policy construct that
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Defines maximum jitter, latency, packet loss, or their combination for data plane tunnels,
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Drives actions in application-aware routing, and
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Applies to tunnels formed by local and remote TLOC pairs.
You can define only four unique SLA classes in an application-aware route policy and configure up to eight SLA classes on devices in later releases. Earlier releases supports only four SLA configuration.
SLA components
SLA comprises of the following parameters:
| Description |
Command |
Value or range |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum acceptable packet jitter on the data plane tunnel |
jitter milliseconds |
1–1000 milliseconds |
| Maximum acceptable packet latency on the data plane tunnel. |
latency milliseconds |
1–1000 milliseconds |
| Maximum acceptable packet loss on the data plane tunnel. |
loss percentage |
1–100 percent |
Threshold values for SLA class lists
Starting with Cisco IOS XE Catalyst SD-WAN Release 17.15.1a, the threshold values for SLA class lists are adjusted, as detailed in the table below. These changes may affect your network traffic behavior upon upgrading.
| SLA Class |
Loss % |
Latency (ms) |
Jitter (ms) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Voice-And-Video |
2 |
300 |
60 |
| Transactional Data |
1 |
200 |
200 |
| Bulk data |
5 |
500 |
500 |
| Default |
5 |
500 |
500 |
From Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Release 20.12.x, the threshold values for default SLA classes are not configurable.