QCI - QoS Mapping Configuration Mode Commands

The QoS Class Index (QCI) to QoS Mapping Configuration Mode is used to map QoS Class Indexes to enforceable QoS parameters. Mapping can occur between the RAN and the Serving Gateway (S-GW), the Mobility Management Entity (MME), and/or the PDN Gateway (P-GW) in an LTE network or between the RAN and the eHRPD Serving Gateway (HSGW) in an eHRPD network.

Mode

Exec > Global Configuration > QCI-QoS Mapping Configuration

configure > qci-qos-mapping name

Entering the above command sequence results in the following prompt:

[local]host_name(config-qci-qos-mapping)#
Important:

The commands or keywords/variables that are available are dependent on platform type, product version, and installed license(s).

end

Exits the current configuration mode and returns to the Exec mode.

Product

All

Privilege

Security Administrator, Administrator

Syntax

Syntax Description

end

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to return to the Exec mode.

exit

Exits the current mode and returns to the parent configuration mode.

Product

All

Privilege

Security Administrator, Administrator

Syntax

Syntax Description

exit

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to return to the parent configuration mode.

operator-defined-qci

Creates and maps non-standard QCI values to enforceable QoS parameters.

Product

P-GW

SAEGW

Privilege

Administrator

Mode

Exec > Global Configuration > QCI-QoS Mapping Configuration

configure > qci-qos-mapping name

Entering the above command sequence results in the following prompt: 

[local]host_name(config-qci-qos-mapping)#

Syntax

Syntax Description

operator-defined-qci  num  { gbr | non-gbr }  [ { downlink | uplkink } [ encaps-header { copy-inner | copy-outer | dscp-marking dscp-marking-value } [ internal-qos priority priority ] | internal-qos priority priority | user-datagram dscp-marking dscp-marking-value [ encaps-header { copy-inner | copy-outer | dscp-marking dscp-marking-value } [ internal-qos priority priority ] ] | pre-rel8-qos-mapping num ]
no operator-defined-qci  num

no

Disables the selected non-standard QCI value.

num

Specifies the non-standard, operator-defined QCI value to be enabled. num must be an integer from 128 through 254.

Important:

Standards-based QCI values 1 through 9 are configured through the qci command.

gbr

Specifies that this QCI type is Guaranteed Bit Rate (GBR).

non-gbr

Specifies that this QCI type is non-Guaranteed Bit Rate (non-GBR).

downlink

Configures parameters for downlink traffic.

uplink

Configures parameters for uplink traffic.

encaps-header { copy-inner | copy-outer | dscp-marking dscp-marking-value }

Specifies that the DSCP marking must be set on the encapsulation header for IP-in-IP, GRE, or GTP encapsulation.

  • copy-inner: Specifies that the DSCP marking is to be acquired from the UDP headers within the encapsulation.

  • copy-outer used to copy the DSCP value coming in the data packet from S1u interface to the data packet sent on the S5 interface and vice-versa.

  • dscp-marking dscp-marking-value: Specifies that the DSCP marking is to be defined by this keyword.

    dscp-marking-value is expressed as a hexadecimal number from 0x00 through 0x3F.

internal-qos priority priority

Sets the internal QoS. These get resolved in L2 values.

priority is an integer value from 0 through 7.

user-datagram dscp-marking dscp-marking-value

Specifies that the IP DSCP marking is to be defined by this keyword.

dscp-marking-value is expressed as a hexadecimal number from 0x00 through 0x3F.

pre-rel8-qos-mapping num

Maps non-standard QCI to a standard QCI that has the characteristics (TC, THP, SI, TD, SSD) similar to desired pre-rel8 standard QoS values during 3G call or GnGp handover.

num must be an integer from:

  • 1 through 4 for GBR
  • 5 through 9 for non-GBR
Important:

If the wrong value is chosen, one of the following configuration errors will appear: "Failure: Only QCI range 1 - 4 are allowed for GBR QCI" or "Failure: Only QCI range 5 - 9 are allowed for Non-GBR QCI".

QCI values 1 through 9 are defined in 3GPP Specification TS 23.203 "Policy and charging control architecture".

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to create and map non-standard QCI values to enforceable QoS parameters in P-GW so that calls can be accepted when non-standard QCI values are received from UE or PCRF.

Important:

Use of non-standard QCIs require that a valid license key be installed. Contact your Cisco Account or Support representative for information on how to obtain a license.

3G GGSN Call

If the pre-rel8-qos-mapping field is not configured for the non-standard QCI under P-GW which is associated with a GGSN, then the 3G call would be rejected.

GnGp Handoff

  1. If the pre-rel8-qos-mapping field is not configured for the non-standard QCI for default bearer, then the handoff would be rejected.

  2. If the pre-rel8-qos-mapping field is not configured for the non-standard QCI for dedicated bearer, then only that bearer would be rejected during handoff.

  3. In the following scenario:

    • default bearer with standard QCI or non-standard QCI (with pre-rel8-qos-mapping configured)
    • more than one dedicated bearer (some with standard QCI, some with non-standard QCI with pre-rel8-qos-mapping configured, and some with non-standard QCI with no mapping)

    During LTE-to-GnGp handoff:

    • UPC Request for all the dedicated bearers with non-standard QCI with no mapping would be rejected
    • handoff will be successful for the remaining bearers

Examples

The following command creates an operator-defined GBR QCI value of 129 and maps it to a pre-rel8 standard QoS value of 2: 
operator-defined-qci 129 gbr pre-rel8-qos-mapping 2

qci

Creates and maps standard QCI values to enforceable QoS parameters.

Product

HSGW

P-GW

SAEGW

S-GW

Privilege

Administrator

Mode

Exec > Global Configuration > QCI-QoS Mapping Configuration

configure > qci-qos-mapping name

Entering the above command sequence results in the following prompt: 

[local]host_name(config-qci-qos-mapping)#

Syntax for StarOS releases 16 and forward

Syntax Description

qci num [ arp-priority-level arp_value ] [ downlink [ encaps-header { copy-inner | dscp-marking dscp-marking-value } ] [ internal-qos priority priority ] [ user-datagram dscp-marking dscp-marking-value  ] ] [ uplink [ downlink] [ encaps-header { copy-inner | dscp-marking dscp-marking-value } ] [ internal-qos priority priority ]  [ user-datagram dscp-marking dscp-marking-value  ] ]

qci num [ delay-class delay-class-value precedence-class precedence-class-value reliability-class reliability-class-value [ downlink  [ encaps-header { copy-inner | dscp-marking dscp-marking-value } ] [ internal-qos priority priority ] [ user-datagram dscp-marking dscp-marking-value ] ] [ uplink  [ downlink ]  [ encaps-header { copy-inner | dscp-marking dscp-marking-value } ] [ internal-qos priority priority ] [ user-datagram dscp-marking dscp-marking-value  ] ] ]

qci num [ downlink [ encaps-header { copy-inner | dscp-marking dscp-marking-value } ] [ internal-qos priority priority ] [ user-datagram dscp-marking dscp-marking-value  ] ]

qci num [ gbr [ delay-class delay-class-value precedence-class precedence-class-value reliability-class reliability-class-value  ] [ downlink [ encaps-header { copy-inner | dscp-marking dscp-marking-value } ] [ internal-qos priority priority ] [ user-datagram dscp-marking dscp-marking-value ] ]  [ max-packet-delay max-packet-delay-value max-error-rate max-error-rate ] [ traffic-policing interval value ] [ uplink [ downlink ] [ encaps-header { copy-inner | dscp-marking dscp-marking-value } ] [ internal-qos priority priority ] [ user-datagram dscp-marking dscp-marking-value ] ] ]

qci num [ max-packet-delay max-packet-delay-value max-error-rate max-error-rate [ downlink [ encaps-header { copy-inner | dscp-marking dscp-marking-value } ] [ internal-qos priority priority ]  [ user-datagram dscp-marking dscp-marking-value ] ]  [ uplink [ downlink ] [ encaps-header { copy-inner | dscp-marking dscp-marking-value } ] [ internal-qos priority priority ]  [ user-datagram dscp-marking dscp-marking-value ] ] ]

qci num [ non-gbr [ delay-class delay-class-value precedence-class precedence-class-value reliability-class reliability-class-value  ] [ downlink [ encaps-header { copy-inner | dscp-marking dscp-marking-value } ] [ internal-qos priority priority ]  [ user-datagram dscp-marking dscp-marking-value ] ]   [ max-packet-delay max-packet-delay-value max-error-rate max-error-rate ] [ traffic-policing interval value ] [ uplink [ downlink] [ encaps-header { copy-inner | dscp-marking dscp-marking-value } ] [ internal-qos priority priority ]  [ user-datagram dscp-marking dscp-marking-value  ] ] ]

qci num [ traffic-policing interval interval [ delay-class delay-class-value precedence-class precedence-class-value reliability-class reliability-class-value  ] [ downlink [ encaps-header { copy-inner | dscp-marking dscp-marking-value } ] [ internal-qos priority priority ]  [ user-datagram dscp-marking dscp-marking-value  ] ]   [ max-packet-delay max-packet-delay-value max-error-rate max-error-rate ] [ uplink [ downlink] [ encaps-header { copy-inner | dscp-marking dscp-marking-value } ] [ internal-qos priority priority ]  [ user-datagram dscp-marking dscp-marking-value   ] ] ]

qci num [ uplink [ downlink] [ encaps-header { copy-inner | dscp-marking dscp-marking-value } ] [ internal-qos priority priority ]  [ user-datagram dscp-marking dscp-marking-value  ] ]

[ default | no ] qci num
Important:

The optional keywords associated with each of the initial optional keywords are abbreviated in the syntax examples above for clarity. Refer to the definitions below for the full keyword paths and associated descriptions for each keyword string in this command.

default

Resets the default values for the select QCI value.

no

Disables the selected QCI value.

num

Specifies the QCI value to be enabled; must be an integer between 1-9 or 128-254 .

QCI values 1 through 9 are defined in 3GPP Specification TS 23.203 "Policy and charging control architecture".

In release 21 and forward, QCI options 65 and 66 are available for guaranteed bit rate (GBR) network initiated QCI values only.

In release 21 and forward, QCI options 69 and 70 are available for non-GBR network initiated QCI values only.

delay-class delay-class-value precedenced-class precedence-class-value reliability-class reliability-class-value

delay-class: Specifies the pre-release 8 value for configuring packet delay.

delay-class-value must be an integer from 1 through 9.

precedence-class: Specifies the pre-release 8 value for configuring packet precedence.

precedence-class-value must be an integer from 1 through 32.

reliability-class: Specifies the pre-release 8 value for configuring packet reliability.

reliability-class-value must be an integer from 1 through 32.

downlink

Configures parameters for downlink traffic.

encaps-header { copy-inner | dscp-marking dscp-marking-value }

encaps-header: Specifies that the DSCP marking must be set on the encapsulation header for IP-in-IP, GRE, or GTP encapsulation.

  • copy-inner: Specifies that the DSCP marking is to be acquired from the UDP headers within the encapsulation.

  • dscp-marking dscp-marking-value: Specifies that the DSCP marking is to be defined by this keyword.

    dscp-marking-value is expressed as a hexadecimal number from 0x00 through 0x3F.

gbr

Specifies that this QCI type is Guaranteed Bit Rate (GBR).

internal-qos priority priority

Sets the internal QoS. These get resolved in L2 values.

priority is an integer value from 0 through 7.

max-packet-delay max-packet-delay-value max-error-rate max-error-rate

max-packet-delay num: Specifies the maximum packet delay (in milliseconds) that can be applied to the data with the QCI.

max-packet-delay-value must be an integer from 10 through 1000.

max-error-rate num: Specifies the maximum error loss rate of non-congestion related packet loss.

max-error-rate must be an integer from 1 through 6, specifying 10-1 through 10-6.

Important:

Defaults for standards-based QCI values are defined in 3GPP Specification TS 23.203 "Policy and charging control architecture".

non-gbr

Specifies that this QCI type is non-Guaranteed Bit Rate (non-GBR).

traffic-policing interval interval

Specifies the traffic policing interval associated with the this QCI.

interval must be an integer from 1 through 100.

uplink

Configures parameters for uplink traffic.

user-datagram dscp-marking dscp-marking-value

user-datagram dscp-marking: Specifies that the IP DSCP marking is to be defined by this keyword.

dscp-marking-value is expressed as a hexadecimal number from 0x00 through 0x3F.

Syntax for StarOS releases 15 and earlier

Syntax Description

qci num [ delay-class num precedence-class num reliability-class num [ downlink | uplink ] ]

qci num [ downlink [ 802.1p-value priority | encaps-header { copy-inner [ 802.1p-value priority ] | dscp-marking hex [ 802.1p-value priority ] } | user-datagram dscp-marking hex [ 802.1p-value priority ] | encaps-header { copy-inner [ 802.1p-value priority ] | dscp-marking hex | copy-outer [ 802.1p-value priority ] } ] ] 

qci num [ gbr [ delay-class | downlink | max-packet-delay | traffic-policing | uplink ] ]

qci num [ max-packet-delay num max-error-rate num [ downlink | uplink ] ]

qci num [ non-gbr [ delay-class | downlink | max-packet-delay | traffic-policing | uplink ] ]

qci num  [ traffic-policing interval interval [ delay-class | downlink | max-packet-delay | uplink ] ]

qci num [ uplink [ 802.1p-value priority | encaps-header { copy-inner [ 802.1p-value priority ] | dscp-marking hex | copy-outer[ 802.1p-value priority ] } | mpls-exp-value value [ downlink { 802.1p-value priority | encaps-header { copy-inner [ 802.1p-value priority ] | dscp-marking  hex| copy-outer } | user-datagram dscp-marking hex [ 802.1p-value priority | encaps-header { copy-inner [ 802.1p-value priority ] | dscp-marking hex [ 802.1p-value priority ] } ] ] ]| user-datagram dscp-marking hex [ 802.1p-value priority ] | encaps-header { copy-inner [ 802.1p-value priority ] | dscp-marking | copy-outer hex [ 802.1p-value priority ] } ] ] 

[ default | no ] qci num
Important:

The optional keywords associated with each of the initial optional keywords are abbreviated in the syntax examples above for clarity. Refer to the definitions below for the full keyword paths and associated descriptions for each keyword string in this command.

default

Resets the default values for the select standards-based QCI value.

no

Disables the selected standards-based QCI value.

num

Specifies the standards-based QCI value to be enabled.

num must be an integer from 1 through 256.

Important:

Only standards-based QCI values of 1 through 9 are supported.

QCI values 1 through 9 are defined in 3GPP Specification TS 23.203 "Policy and charging control architecture".

delay-class num precedence-class num reliability-class num

delay-class num: Specifies the pre-release 8 value for configuring packet delay.

num must be an integer from 1 through 32.

precedence-class num: Specifies the pre-release 8 value for configuring packet precedence.

num must be an integer from 1 through 32.

reliability-class num: Specifies the pre-release 8 value for configuring packet reliability.

num must be an integer from 1 through 32.

downlink [ 802.1p-value priority | encaps-header { copy-inner [ 802.1p-value priority ] | dscp-marking hex [ 802.1p-value priority ] } | user-datagram dscp-marking hex [ 802.1p-value priority ] | encaps-header { copy-inner [ 802.1p-value priority ] | dscp-marking hex | copy-outer[ 802.1p-value priority ] } ] ]

Configures parameters for downlink traffic.

802.1p-value priority: Maps the qci value to the priority value set in the Ethernet frame header.

priority is an integer value from 0 through 7.

encaps-header: Specifies that the DSCP marking must be set on the encapsulation header for IP-in-IP, GRE, or GTP encapsulation.

user-datagram dscp-marking hex: Specifies that the IP DSCP marking is to be defined by this keyword.

hex is expressed as a hexadecimal number from 0x00 through 0x3F.

{ copy-inner | dscp-marking hex | copy-outer }

  • copy-inner: Specifies that the DSCP marking is to be acquired from the UDP headers within the encapsulation.

  • dscp-marking hex: Specifies that the DSCP marking is to be defined by this keyword.

    hex ia expressed as a hexadecimal number from 0x00 through 0x3F.

  • copy-outer used to copy the DSCP value coming in the data packet from S1u interface to the data packet sent on the S5 interface and vice-versa.

gbr

Specifies that this QCI type is Guaranteed Bit Rate (GBR).

max-packet-delay num max-error-rate num

max-packet-delay num: Specifies the maximum packet delay (in milliseconds) that can be applied to the data with the QCI.

num must be an integer from 10 through 1000.

max-error-rate num: Specifies the maximum error loss rate of non-congestion related packet loss.

num must be an integer from 1 through 6, specifying 10-1 through 10-6.

Important:

Defaults for standards-based QCI values are defined in 3GPP Specification TS 23.203 "Policy and charging control architecture".

non-gbr

Specifies that this QCI type is non-Guaranteed Bit Rate (non-GBR).

traffic-policing interval interval

Specifies the traffic policing interval associated with the this QCI.

interval must be an integer from 1 through 100.

uplink [ 802.1p-value priority | encaps-header { copy-inner [ 802.1p-value priority ] | dscp-marking hex [ 802.1p-value priority ] } | mpls-exp-value value [ downlink { 802.1p-value priority | encaps-header { copy-inner [ 802.1p-value priority ] | dscp-marking hex } | user-datagram dscp-marking hex [ 802.1p-value priority | encaps-header { copy-inner [ 802.1p-value priority ] | dscp-marking hex| copy-outer [ 802.1p-value priority ] } ] ] ] | user-datagram dscp-marking hex [ 802.1p-value priority ] | encaps-header { copy-inner [ 802.1p-value priority ] | dscp-marking hex [ 802.1p-value priority ] } ] ]

Configures parameters for uplink traffic.

802.1p-value priority: Maps the qci value to the priority value set in the Ethernet frame header.

priority is an integer value from 0 through 7.

encaps-header: Specifies that the DSCP marking must be set on the encapsulation header for IP-in-IP, GRE, or GTP encapsulation.

mpls-exp-value value: Sets EXP bits for MPLS for mobile to egress side traffic.

value is an integer value from 0 through 7.

user-datagram dscp-marking hex: Specifies that the IP DSCP marking is to be defined by this keyword.

hex is expressed as a hexadecimal number from 0x00 through 0x3F.

{ copy-inner | dscp-marking hex| copy-outer }

  • copy-inner: Specifies that the DSCP marking is to be acquired from the UDP headers within the encapsulation.

  • dscp-marking hex: Specifies that the DSCP marking is to be defined by this keyword.

    hex is expressed as a hexadecimal number from 0x00 through 0x3F.

  • copy-outer used to copy the DSCP value coming in the data packet from S1u interface to the data packet sent on the S5 interface and vice-versa.

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to create and map QCI values to enforceable QoS parameters.

Important:

Non-standard QCI values are only supported with the license-enabled operator-defined-qci command.

Examples

The following command creates a QCI value of 8 and defines the uplink encapsulation header as using the DSCP marking from the encapsulated UDP header: 
qci 8 uplink encaps-header copy-inner