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Configure default AAR and QoS policies using Cisco SD-WAN Manager to define application groups, path preferences, SLA classes, and bandwidth mappings.

This task enables you to configure default Application-Aware Routing (AAR) and Quality of Service (QoS) policies using Cisco SD-WAN Manager. It guides you through defining application groups, path preferences, SLA classes, and bandwidth mappings to optimize network performance and traffic management.

Use this task when you need to implement or modify default AAR and QoS policies in your Cisco SD-WAN environment. This workflow is relevant for administrators who want to ensure optimal application performance and bandwidth allocation across the network using Cisco SD-WAN Manager.

Before you begin

Ensure you have access to Cisco SD-WAN Manager and the necessary permissions to configure policies.

Follow these steps to configure default AAR, data, and QoS policies using Cisco SD-WAN Manager:

Procedure

From the Cisco SD-WAN Manager menu, choose Configuration > Policies. Click Add Default AAR & QoS.

The Process Overview page is displayed.
Click Next. Based on the requirements of your network, move the applications between the Business Relevant, Default, and Business Irrelevant groups.

The Recommended Settings based on your selection page is displayed.

Note

When customizing the categorization of applications as Business-relevant, Business-irrelevant, or Default, you can only move individual applications from one category to another. You cannot move an entire group from one category to another.
Click Next.

On the Path Preferences (optional) page, choose the Preferred and Preferred Backup transports for each traffic class.
Click Next.

The App Route Policy Service Level Agreement (SLA) Class page is displayed.

This page shows the default settings for Loss, Latency, and Jitter values for each traffic class. If necessary, customize Loss, Latency, and Jitter values for each traffic class.
Click Next.

The Enterprise to Service Provider Class Mapping page is displayed.

Select a service provider class option, based on how you want to customize bandwidth for different queues. For further details on QoS queues, refer to the section Mapping of Application Lists to Queues. If necessary, customize the bandwidth percentage values for each queue.
Click Next.

The Define prefixes for the default policies and applications lists page is displayed.

For each policy, enter a prefix name and description.

Click Next.

The Summary page is displayed. On this page, you can view the details for each configuration.

You can click Edit to edit the options that appeared earlier in the workflow. Clicking edit returns you to the relevant page.

Table 1. Workflow steps and effects
Workflow Step	Affects the Following
Recommended Settings based on your selection	AAR and data policies
Path Preferences (optional)	AAR policies
App Route Policy Service Level Agreement (SLA) Class: Loss Latency Jitter	AAR policies
Enterprise to Service Provider Class Mapping	Data and QoS policies
Define prefixes for the default policies and applications	AAR, data, QoS policies, forwarding classes, application lists, SLA class lists

Click Configure.

Cisco SD-WAN Manager creates the AAR, data, and QoS policies and indicates when the process is complete.
To view the policy, click View Your Created Policy.

Note

To apply the default AAR and QoS policies to the devices in the network, create a centralized policy that attaches the AAR and data policies to the required site lists. To apply the QoS policy to the edge devices, attach it to a localized policy through device templates.

After completing this workflow, default AAR, data, and QoS policies are created and applied as configured. You can view and edit the policies as needed, and the network will use the defined application groups, path preferences, SLA classes, and bandwidth mappings for optimized traffic management.

What to do next

For details on mapping application lists to queues, refer to the following information.

4 QoS class
- Voice
  - Internetwork control
  - VoIP telephony
- Mission critical
  - Broadcast video
  - Multimedia conferencing
  - Real-Time interactive
  - Multimedia streaming
- Business data
  - Signaling
  - Transactional data
  - Network management
  - Bulk data
- Default
  - Best effort
  - Scavenger
5 QoS class
- Voice
  - Internetwork control
  - VoIP telephony
- Mission critical
  - Broadcast video
  - Multimedia conferencing
  - Real-Time interactive
  - Multimedia streaming
- Business data
  - Signaling
  - Transactional data
  - Network management
  - Bulk data
- General data
  - Scavenger
- Default
  - Best effort
6 QoS class
- Voice
  - Internetwork control
  - VoIP telephony
- Video
  - Broadcast video
  - Multimedia conferencing
  - Real-Time interactive
- Mission Critical
  - Multimedia streaming
- Business data
  - Signaling
  - Transactional data
  - Network management
  - Bulk data
- General data
  - Scavenger
- Default
  - Best effort
8 QoS class
- Voice
  - VoIP telephony
- Net-ctrl-mgmt
  - Internetwork control
- Interactive video
  - Multimedia conferencing
  - Real-Time interactive
- Streaming video
  - Broadcast video
  - Multimedia streaming
- Call signaling
  - Signaling
- Critical data
  - Transactional data
  - Network management
  - Bulk data
- Scavengers
  - Scavenger
- Default
  - Best effort