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@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+.. _vyos-on-virtual-environments:
+
+Running in Virtual Environments
+######################
+
+Libvirt Qemu/KVM
+*****************
+
+Libvirt is an open-source API, daemon and management tool for managing platform virtualization.
+There are several ways to deploy VyOS on libvirt kvm. Use Virt-manager and native CLI.
+In an example we will be use use 4 gigabytes of memory, 2 cores CPU and default network virbr0.
+
+CLI
+===
+
+Deploy from ISO
+---------------
+
+Create VM name ``vyos_r1``. You must specify the path to the ``ISO`` image, the disk ``qcow2`` will be created automatically.
+The ``default`` network is the virtual network (type Virtio) created by the hypervisor with NAT.
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
+ $ virt-install -n vyos_r1 \
+ --ram 4096 \
+ --vcpus 2 \
+ --cdrom /var/lib/libvirt/images/vyos.iso \
+ --os-type linux \
+ --os-variant debian10 \
+ --network network=default \
+ --graphics vnc \
+ --hvm \
+ --virt-type kvm \
+ --disk path=/var/lib/libvirt/images/vyos_r1.qcow2,bus=virtio,size=8 \
+ --noautoconsole
+
+Connect to VM with command ``virsh console vyos_r1``
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
+ $ virsh console vyos_r1
+
+ Connected to domain vyos_r1
+ Escape character is ^]
+
+ vyos login: vyos
+ Password:
+
+ vyos@vyos:~$ install image
+
+After installation - exit from the console using the key combination ``Ctrl + ]`` and reboot the system.
+
+Deploy from qcow2
+-----------------
+The convenience of using :abbr:`KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine)` images is that they don't need to be installed.
+Download predefined VyOS.qcow2 image for ``KVM``
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
+ curl --url link_to_vyos_kvm.qcow2 --output /var/lib/libvirt/images/vyos_kvm.qcow2
+
+Create VM with ``import`` qcow2 disk option.
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
+ $ virt-install -n vyos_r2 \
+ --ram 4096 \
+ --vcpus 2 \
+ --os-type linux \
+ --os-variant debian10 \
+ --network network=default \
+ --graphics vnc \
+ --hvm \
+ --virt-type kvm \
+ --disk path=/var/lib/libvirt/images/vyos_kvm.qcow2,bus=virtio \
+ --import \
+ --noautoconsole
+
+Connect to VM with command ``virsh console vyos_r2``
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
+ $ virsh console vyos_r2
+
+ Connected to domain vyos_r2
+ Escape character is ^]
+
+ vyos login: vyos
+ Password:
+
+ vyos@vyos:~$
+
+The system is fully operational.
+
+Virt-manager
+============
+The virt-manager application is a desktop user interface for managing virtual machines through libvirt.
+On the linux open :abbr:`VMM (Virtual Machine Manager)`.
+
+Deploy from ISO
+---------------
+
+1. Open :abbr:`VMM (Virtual Machine Manager)` and Create a new :abbr:`VM (Virtual Machine)`
+
+2. Choose ``Local install media`` (ISO)
+
+.. figure:: /_static/images/virt-libvirt-01.png
+
+3. Choose path to iso vyos.iso. Operating System can be any Debian based.
+
+.. figure:: /_static/images/virt-libvirt-02.png
+
+4. Choose Memory and CPU
+
+.. figure:: /_static/images/virt-libvirt-03.png
+
+5. Disk size
+
+.. figure:: /_static/images/virt-libvirt-04.png
+
+6. Name of VM and network selection
+
+.. figure:: /_static/images/virt-libvirt-05.png
+
+7. Then you will be taken to the console.
+
+.. figure:: /_static/images/virt-libvirt-06.png
+
+Deploy from qcow2
+-----------------
+
+Download predefined VyOS.qcow2 image for ``KVM``
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
+ curl --url link_to_vyos_kvm.qcow2 --output /var/lib/libvirt/images/vyos_kvm.qcow2
+
+
+1. Open :abbr:`VMM (Virtual Machine Manager)` and Create a new :abbr:`VM (Virtual Machine)`
+
+2. Choose ``Import existing disk`` image
+
+.. figure:: /_static/images/virt-libvirt-qc-01.png
+
+3. Choose the path to the image ``vyos_kvm.qcow2`` that was previously downloaded . Operation System can be any Debian based.
+
+.. figure:: /_static/images/virt-libvirt-qc-02.png
+
+4. Choose Memory and CPU
+
+.. figure:: /_static/images/virt-libvirt-03.png
+
+5. Name of VM and network selection
+
+.. figure:: /_static/images/virt-libvirt-05.png
+
+6. Then you will be taken to the console.
+
+.. figure:: /_static/images/virt-libvirt-qc-03.png
+
+
+Proxmox
+*****************
+
+References
+----------
+https://www.proxmox.com/en/proxmox-ve
+
diff --git a/docs/contributing/build-vyos.rst b/docs/contributing/build-vyos.rst
index 51400eaf..d72f4b07 100644
--- a/docs/contributing/build-vyos.rst
+++ b/docs/contributing/build-vyos.rst
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ container, it includes all dependencies for compiling supported packages.
$ docker run --rm -it -v $(pwd):/vyos -w /vyos \
--sysctl net.ipv6.conf.lo.disable_ipv6=0 \
- vyos-builder scripts/build-packages
+ vyos-build scripts/build-packages
.. note:: `--sysctl net.ipv6.conf.lo.disable_ipv6=0` is required to build the
`vyos-strongswan` package
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ Executed from the root of `vyos-build`
$ docker run --rm -it -v $(pwd):/vyos -w /vyos \
--sysctl net.ipv6.conf.lo.disable_ipv6=0 \
- vyos-builder scripts/build-packages -b <package>
+ vyos-build scripts/build-packages -b <package>
.. note:: `--sysctl net.ipv6.conf.lo.disable_ipv6=0` is only needed when
building `vyos-strongswan` and can be ignored on other packages.
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ Example using `git@github.com:myname/vyos-1x.git` repository to build vyos-1x:
$ cd ..
$ docker run --rm -it -v $(pwd):/vyos -w /vyos \
--sysctl net.ipv6.conf.lo.disable_ipv6=0 \
- vyos-builder scripts/build-packages -b vyos-1x
+ vyos-build scripts/build-packages -b vyos-1x
.. note:: You need to git pull manually after you commit to the remote and
before rebuilding, the local repository won't be updated automatically.
diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst
index edb50f77..8b5c4e5d 100644
--- a/docs/index.rst
+++ b/docs/index.rst
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ VyOS User Guide
appendix/vyos-on-vmware
appendix/vyos-on-baremetal
appendix/vyos-on-clouds
+ appendix/vyos-on-virtual-environments
appendix/migrate-from-vyatta
appendix/command-scripting
appendix/http-api
diff --git a/docs/qos.rst b/docs/qos.rst
index 2e136b17..51ed0893 100644
--- a/docs/qos.rst
+++ b/docs/qos.rst
@@ -1,1413 +1,1149 @@
.. _qos:
-QoS and Traffic Policy
-======================
-
-VyOS uses tc_ as backend for QoS. VyOS provides its users with configuration
-nodes for the following shaping/queueing/policing disciplines:
-
-* HTB
-* HFSC
-* SFQ
-* pfifo
-* network-emulator
-* PRIO
-* GRED
-* TBF
-* DRR
-
-Configuration nodes
--------------------
-
-VyOS QoS configuration is done in two steps. The first one consists in setting
-up your classes/queues and traffic filters to distribute traffic amongst them.
-The second step is to apply such traffic policy to an interface ingress or
-egress.
-
-Creating a traffic policy
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
-Such configuration takes place under the `traffic-policy` tree.
-
-Available subtrees :
-
-.. code-block:: none
-
- set traffic-policy drop-tail NAME
- set traffic-policy fair-queue NAME
- set traffic-policy limiter NAME
- set traffic-policy network-emulator NAME
- set traffic-policy priority-queue NAME
- set traffic-policy random-detect NAME
- set traffic-policy rate-control NAME
- set traffic-policy round-robin NAME
- set traffic-policy shaper NAME
- set traffic-policy shaper-hfsc NAME
-
-Apply traffic policy to an interface
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
-Once a traffic-policy is created, you can apply it to an interface :
-
-.. code-block:: none
-
- set interfaces ethernet eth0 traffic-policy in WAN-IN
- set interfaces etherhet eth0 traffic-policy out WAN-OUT
-
-A Real-World Example
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
-This policy sets download and upload bandwidth maximums (roughly 90% of the speeds possible), then divvies
-up the traffic into buckets of importance, giving guaranteed bandwidth chunks to types of
-traffic that are necessary for general interactive internet use, like web browsing, streaming, or gaming.
-
-After identifying and prioritizing that traffic, it drops the remaining traffic into a general-priority
-bucket, which it gives a lower priority than what is required for real-time use. If there is no real-time
-traffic that needs the bandwidth, the lower-priority traffic can use most of the connection. This ensures
-that the connection can be used fully by whatever wants it, without suffocating real-time traffic or
-throttling background traffic too much.
-
-.. code-block:: none
-
- set traffic-policy shaper download bandwidth '175mbit'
- set traffic-policy shaper download class 10 bandwidth '10%'
- set traffic-policy shaper download class 10 burst '15k'
- set traffic-policy shaper download class 10 ceiling '100%'
- set traffic-policy shaper download class 10 match dns ip source port '53'
- set traffic-policy shaper download class 10 match icmp ip protocol 'icmp'
- set traffic-policy shaper download class 10 match ssh ip source port '22'
- set traffic-policy shaper download class 10 priority '5'
- set traffic-policy shaper download class 10 queue-type 'fair-queue'
- set traffic-policy shaper download class 20 bandwidth '10%'
- set traffic-policy shaper download class 20 burst '15k'
- set traffic-policy shaper download class 20 ceiling '100%'
- set traffic-policy shaper download class 20 match http ip source port '80'
- set traffic-policy shaper download class 20 match https ip source port '443'
- set traffic-policy shaper download class 20 priority '4'
- set traffic-policy shaper download class 20 queue-type 'fair-queue'
- set traffic-policy shaper download default bandwidth '70%'
- set traffic-policy shaper download default burst '15k'
- set traffic-policy shaper download default ceiling '100%'
- set traffic-policy shaper download default priority '3'
- set traffic-policy shaper download default queue-type 'fair-queue'
- set traffic-policy shaper upload bandwidth '18mbit'
- set traffic-policy shaper upload class 2 bandwidth '10%'
- set traffic-policy shaper upload class 2 burst '15k'
- set traffic-policy shaper upload class 2 ceiling '100%'
- set traffic-policy shaper upload class 2 match ack ip tcp ack
- set traffic-policy shaper upload class 2 match dns ip destination port '53'
- set traffic-policy shaper upload class 2 match icmp ip protocol 'icmp'
- set traffic-policy shaper upload class 2 match ssh ip destination port '22'
- set traffic-policy shaper upload class 2 match syn ip tcp syn
- set traffic-policy shaper upload class 2 priority '5'
- set traffic-policy shaper upload class 2 queue-limit '16'
- set traffic-policy shaper upload class 2 queue-type 'fair-queue'
- set traffic-policy shaper upload class 5 bandwidth '10%'
- set traffic-policy shaper upload class 5 burst '15k'
- set traffic-policy shaper upload class 5 ceiling '100%'
- set traffic-policy shaper upload class 5 match http ip destination port '80'
- set traffic-policy shaper upload class 5 match https ip destination port '443'
- set traffic-policy shaper upload class 5 priority '4'
- set traffic-policy shaper upload class 5 queue-type 'fair-queue'
- set traffic-policy shaper upload default bandwidth '60%'
- set traffic-policy shaper upload default burst '15k'
- set traffic-policy shaper upload default ceiling '100%'
- set traffic-policy shaper upload default priority '3'
- set traffic-policy shaper upload default queue-type 'fair-queue'
-
-
-Traffic policies in VyOS
-------------------------
-An overview of QoS traffic policies supported by VyOS.
-
-Drop-tail (FIFO)
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
-A packet queuing mechanism on a FIFO (First In, First Out) basis; packets are
-sent out in the same order as they arrive. The queue has a defined length,
-packets arriving after the queue is filled up will be dropped (hence the name
-`drop tail`, the "tail" of the queue will be dropped). With this policy in
-place, all traffic is treated equally and put into a single queue. Applicable
-to outbound traffic only.
-
-Available commands:
-
-* Define a drop-tail policy (unique name, exclusive to this policy):
-
- :code:`set traffic-policy drop-tail <policy name>`
-
-* Add a description:
-
- :code:`set traffic-policy drop-tail <policy name> description <description>`
-
-* Set the queue length limit (max. number of packets in queue), range
- 0...4294967295 packets:
-
- :code:`set traffic-policy drop-tail <policy name> queue-limit <limit>`
-
-Fair queue (SFQ)
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
-Fair queue is a packet queuing mechanism that separates traffic flows based on
-their source/destination IP addresses and/or source port and places them into
-buckets. Bandwidth is allocated fairly between buckets based on the Stochastic
-airness Queuing algorithm. Applicable to outbound traffic only.
-
-Available commands:
-
-* Define a fair queue policy:
-
- :code:`set traffic-policy fair-queue <policy name>`
-
-* Add a description:
-
- :code:`set traffic-policy fair-queue <policy name> description <description>`
-
-* Set hash update interval; the algorithm used is stochastic and thus not
- 'truly' fair, hash collisions can occur, in which case traffic flows may be
- put into the same bucket. To mitigate this, the hashes can be updated at a
- set interval, Range 0...4294967295 seconds:
-
- :code:`set traffic-policy fair-queue <policy name> hash-interval <seconds>`
-
-* Set the queue-limit (max. number of packets in queue), range 0...4294967295
- packets, default 127:
-
- :code:`set traffic-policy fair-queue <policy name> queue-limit <limit>`
-
-Limiter
-^^^^^^^
-
-The limiter performs ingress policing of traffic flows. Multiple classes of
-traffic can be defined and traffic limits can be applied to each class. Traffic
-exceeding the defined bandwidth limits is dropped. Applicable to inbound
-traffic only.
-
-Available commands:
-
-* Define a traffic limiter policy:
- :code:`set traffic-policy limiter <policy-name>`
-* Add a description:
- :code:`set traffic-policy limiter <policy-name> description <description>`
-
-Traffic classes
-***************
-
-* Define a traffic class for a limiter policy, range for class ID is 1...4095:
-
- :code:`set traffic-policy limiter <policy-name> class <class ID>`
-
-* Add a class description:
-
- :code:`set traffic-policy limiter <policy-name> class <class ID> description
- <description>`
-
-* Specify a bandwidth limit for a class, in kbit/s:
-
- :code:`set traffic-policy limiter <policy-name> class <class ID> bandwidth
- <rate>`.
-
- Available suffixes:
-
- * kbit (kilobits per second, default)
- * mbit (megabits per second)
- * gbit (gigabits per second)
- * kbps (kilobytes per second)
- * mbps (megabytes per second)
- * gbps (gigabytes per second)
-
-* Set a burst size for a class, the maximum amount of traffic that can be sent,
- in bytes:
-
- :code:`set traffic-policy limiter <policy-name> class <class ID>
- burst <burst-size>`.
-
- Available suffixes:
-
- * kb (kilobytes)
- * mb (megabytes)
- * gb (gigabytes)
-
-Default class
-#############
-
-* Define a default class for a limiter policy that applies to traffic not
- matching any other classes for this policy:
-
- :code:`set traffic-policy limiter <policy name> default`
-
-* Specify a bandwidth limit for the default class, in kbit/s:
-
- :code:`set traffic-policy limiter <policy name> default bandwidth <rate>`.
-
- Available suffixes:
-
- * kbit (kilobits per second, default)
- * mbit (megabits per second)
- * gbit (gigabits per second)
- * kbps (kilobytes per second)
- * mbps (megabytes per second)
- * gbps (gigabytes per second)
-
-* Set a burst size for the default class, the maximum amount of traffic that
- can be sent, in bytes:
-
- :code:`set traffic-policy limiter <policy-name> default burst <burst-size>`.
-
- Available suffixes:
-
- * kb (kilobytes)
- * mb (megabytes)
- * gb (gigabytes)
-
-* Specify the priority of the default class to set the order in which the rules
- are evaluated, the higher the number the lower the priority, range 0...20
- (default 20):
-
- :code:`set traffic-policy limiter <policy name> default priority <priority>`
-
-Matching rules
-**************
-
-* Define a traffic class matching rule:
-
- :code:`set traffic-policy limiter <policy name> class <class ID> match
- <match name>`
-
-* Add a description:
-
- :code:`set traffic-policy limiter <policy name> class <class ID> match
- <match name> description <description>`
-
-* Specify the priority of a matching rule to set the order in which the rules
- are evaluated, the higher the number the lower the priority, range 0...20
- (default 20):
-
- :code:`set traffic-policy limiter <policy name> class <class ID>
- priority <priority>`
-
-* Specify a match criterion based on a **destination MAC address**
- (format: xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx):
-
- :code:`set traffic-policy limiter <policy name> class <class ID> match
- <match name> ether destination <MAC address>`
-
-* Specify a match criterion based on a **source MAC address** (format:
- xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx):
-
- :code:`set traffic-policy limiter <policy name> class <class ID> match
- <match name> ether source <MAC address>`
-
-* Specify a match criterion based on **packet type/protocol**, range 0...65535:
-
- :code:`set traffic-policy limiter <policy name> class <class ID> match
- <match name> ether protocol <number>`
-
-* Specify a match criterion based on the **fwmark field**, range 0....4294967295:
-
- :code:`set traffic-policy limiter <policy name> class <class ID> match
- <match name> mark <fwmark>`
-
-* Specify a match criterion based on **VLAN ID**, range 1...4096:
-
- :code:`set traffic-policy limiter <policy name> class <class ID> match
- <match name> vif <VLAN ID>`
-
-**IPv4**
-
-* Specify a match criterion based on **destination IPv4 address** and/or port,
- port may be specified as number or service name (i.e. ssh):
-
- :code:`set traffic-policy limiter <policy name> class <class ID>
- match <match name> ip destination <IPv4 address|port>`
-
-* Specify a match criterion based on **source IPv4 address** and/or port, port
- may be specified as number or service name (i.e. ssh):
-
- :code:`set traffic-policy limiter <policy name> class <class ID>
- match <match name> ip source <IPv4 address|port>`
-
-* Specify a match criterion based on **DSCP (Differentiated Services Code Point)
- value**, DSCP value may be specified as decimal or hexadecimal number:
-
- :code:`set traffic-policy limiter <policy name> class <class ID> match
- <match name> ip dscp <DSCP value>`
-
-* Specify a match criterion based on **IPv4 protocol**, protocol may be
- specified by name (i.e. icmp) or IANA-assigned number:
-
- :code:`set traffic-policy limiter <policy name> class <class ID> match
- <match name> ip protocol <proto>`
-
-**IPv6**
-
-* Specify a match criterion based on **destination IPv6 address and/or port**,
- port may be specified as number or service name (i.e. ssh):
-
- :code:`set traffic-policy limiter <policy name> class <class ID> match
- <match name> ipv6 destination <IPv6 address|port>`
-
-* Specify a match criterion based on **source IPv6 address and/or port**, port
- may be specified as number or service name (i.e. ssh):
-
- :code:`set traffic-policy limiter <policy name> class <class ID> match
- <match name> ipv6 source <IPv6 address|port>`
-
-* Specify a match criterion based on **DSCP (Differentiated Services Code
- Point) value**, DSCP value may be specified as decimal or hexadecimal number:
-
- :code:`set traffic-policy limiter <policy name> class <class ID> match
- <match name> ipv6 dscp <DSCP value>`
-
-* Specify a match criterion based on **IPv6 protocol**, protocol may be
- specified by name (i.e. icmp) or IANA-assigned number:
-
- :code:`set traffic-policy limiter <policy name> class <class ID> match
- <match name> ipv6 protocol <proto>`
-
-Network emulator
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
-The network emulator policy emulates WAN traffic, which is useful for testing
-purposes. Applicable to outbound traffic only.
-
-Available commands:
-
-* Define a network emulator policy:
-
- :code:`set traffic-policy network-emulator <policy name>`
-
-* Add a description:
-
- :code:`set traffic-policy network-emulator <policy name> description <description>`
-
-* Specify a bandwidth limit in kbit/s:
-
- :code:`set traffic-policy network-emulator <policy name> bandwidth <rate>`
-
- Available suffixes:
-
- * kbit (kilobits per second, default)
- * mbit (megabits per second)
- * gbit (gigabits per second)
- * kbps (kilobytes per second)
- * mbps (megabytes per second)
- * gbps (gigabytes per second)
-
-* Set a burst size, the maximum amount of traffic that can be sent, in bytes:
-
- :code:`set traffic-policy network-emulator <policy name> burst <burst size>`
-
- Available suffixes:
-
- * kb (kilobytes)
- * mb (megabytes)
- * gb (gigabytes)
-
-* Define a delay between packets:
-
- :code:`set traffic-policy network-emulator <policy name> network-delay <delay>`
-
- Available suffixes:
-
- * secs (seconds)
- * ms (milliseconds, default)
- * us (microseconds)
-
-* Set a percentage of corrupted of packets (one bit flip, unchanged checksum):
-
- :code:`set traffic-policy network-emulator <policy name> packet-corruption
- <percent>`
-
-* Set a percentage of random packet loss:
-
- :code:`set traffic-policy network-emulator <policy name> packet-loss <percent>`
-
-* Set a percentage of packets for random reordering:
-
- :code:`set traffic-policy network-emulator <policy name> packet-reordering
- <percent>`
-
-* Set a queue length limit in packets, range 0...4294967295, default 127:
-
- :code:`set traffic-policy network-emulator <policy name> queue-limit <limit>`
-
-Priority queue
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
-Up to seven queues with differing priorities can be defined, packets are placed
-into queues based on associated match criteria. Packets are transmitted from
-the queues in priority order. If queues with a higher order are being filled
-with packets continuously, packets from lower priority queues will only be
-transmitted after traffic volume from higher priority queues decreases.
-
-Available commands:
-
-* Define a priority queue:
-
- :code:`set traffic-policy priority-queue <policy name>`
-
-* Add a description:
-
- :code:`set traffic-policy priority-queue <policy name> description <description>`
+***
+QoS
+***
-Traffic classes
-***************
+The generic name of Quality of Service or Traffic Control involves
+things like shaping traffic, scheduling or dropping packets, which
+are the kind of things you may want to play with when you have, for
+instance, a bandwidth bottleneck in a link and you want to somehow
+prioritize some type of traffic over another.
-* Define a traffic class, each class is a separate queue, range for class ID
- is 1...7, while 1 being the lowest priority:
+tc_ is a powerful tool for Traffic Control found at the Linux kernel.
+However, its configuration is often considered a cumbersome task.
+Fortunately, VyOS eases the job through its CLI, while using ``tc`` as
+backend.
- :code:`set traffic-policy priority-queue <policy name> class <class ID>`
-* Add a class description:
+How to make it work
+===================
- :code:`set traffic-policy priority-queue <policy name> class <class ID>
- description <description>`
+In order to have VyOS Traffic Control working you need to follow 2
+steps:
-* Set a queue length limit in packets, default 1000:
+ 1. Create a traffic policy.
- :code:`set traffic-policy priority-queue <policy name> class <class ID>
- queue-limit <limit>`
+ 2. Apply the traffic policy to an interface ingress or egress.
+
-* Specify a queue type for a traffic class, available queue types:
+But before learning to configure your policy, we will warn you
+about the different units you can use and also show you what *classes*
+are and how they work, as some policies may require you to configure
+them.
- * drop-tail
- * fair-queue
- * random-detect
- :code:`set traffic-policy priority-queue <policy name> class <class ID>
- queue-type <type>`
+Units
+=====
-Default class
-#############
+When configuring your traffic policy, you will have to set data rate
+values, watch out the units you are managing, it is easy to get confused
+with the different prefixes and suffixes you can use. VyOS will always
+show you the different units you can use.
-* Define a default priority queue:
+Prefixes
+--------
- :code:`set traffic-policy priority-queue <policy name> default`
+They can be **decimal** prefixes.
-* Define a maximum queue length for the default traffic class in packets:
+ .. code-block:: none
- :code:`set traffic-policy priority-queue <policy name> default queue-limit
- <limit>`
+ kbit (10^3) kilobit per second
+ mbit (10^6) megabit per second
+ gbit (10^9) gigabit per second
+ tbit (10^12) terabit per second
+
+ kbps (8*10^3) kilobyte per second
+ mbps (8*10^6) megabyte per second
+ gbps (8*10^9) gigabyte per second
+ tbps (8*10^12) terabyte per second
-* Specify the queuing type for the default traffic class, available queue types:
+Or **binary** prefixes.
- * drop-tail
- * fair-queue
- * random-detect
+ .. code-block:: none
- :code:`set traffic-policy priority-queue <policy name> default queue-type <type>`
+ kibit (2^10 = 1024) kibibit per second
+ mibit (2^20 = 1024^2) mebibit per second
+ gibit (2^30 = 1024^3) gibibit per second
+ tbit (2^40 = 1024^4) tebibit per second
-Matching rules
-**************
+ kibps (1024*8) kibibyte (KiB) per second
+ mibps (1024^2*8) mebibyte (MiB) per second
+ gibps (1024^3*8) gibibyte (GiB) per second
+ tibps (1024^4*8) tebibyte (TiB) per second
-* Define a class matching rule:
- :code:`set traffic-policy priority-queue <policy name> class <class ID> match
- <match name>`
+Suffixes
+--------
-* Add a match rule description:
+A *bit* is written as **bit**,
+
+ .. code-block:: none
- :code:`set traffic-policy priority-queue <policy name> class <class ID> match
- <match name> description <description>`
+ kbit (kilobits per second)
+ mbit (megabits per second)
+ gbit (gigabits per second)
+ tbit (terabits per second)
-* Specify a match criterion based on a **destination MAC address**
- (format: xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx):
+while a *byte* is written as a single **b**.
- :code:`set traffic-policy priority-queue <policy name> class <class ID> match
- <match name> ether destination <MAC address>`
+ .. code-block:: none
-* Specify a match criterion based on a **source MAC address**
- (format: xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx):
+ kbps (kilobytes per second)
+ mbps (megabytes per second)
+ gbps (gigabytes per second)
- :code:`set traffic-policy priority-queue <policy name> class <class ID> match
- <match name> ether source <MAC address>`
-* Specify a match criterion based on **packet type/protocol**, range 0...65535:
- :code:`set traffic-policy priority-queue <policy name> class <class ID> match
- <match name> ether protocol <number>`
-* Specify a match criterion based on **ingress interface**:
+.. _classes:
- :code:`set traffic-policy priority-queue <policy name> class <class ID> match
- <match name> interface <interface>`
+Classes
+=======
-* Specify a match criterion based on the **fwmark field**, range 0....4294967295:
+In the :ref:`creating_a_traffic_policy` section you will see that
+some of the policies use *classes*. Those policies let you distribute
+traffic into different classes according to different parameters you can
+choose. So, a class is just a specific type of traffic you select.
- :code:`set traffic-policy priority-queue <policy name> class <class ID> match
- <match name> mark <fwmark>`
+The ultimate goal of classifying traffic is to give each class a
+different treatment.
-* Specify a match criterion based on **VLAN ID**, range 1...4096:
- :code:`set traffic-policy priority-queue <policy name> class <class ID> match
- <match name> vif <VLAN ID>`
+Matching traffic
+----------------
-**IPv4**
+In order to define which traffic goes into which class, you define
+filters (that is, the matching criteria). Packets go through these matching rules
+(as in the rules of a firewall) and, if a packet matches the filter, it
+is assigned to that class.
-* Specify a match criterion based on **destination IPv4 address and/or port**,
- port may be specified as number or service name (i.e. ssh):
+In VyOS, a class is identified by a number you can choose when
+configuring it.
- :code:`set traffic-policy priority-queue <policy name> class <class ID> match
- <match name> ip destination <IPv4 address|port>`
-* Specify a match criterion based on **source IPv4 address and/or port**, port
- may be specified as number or service name (i.e. ssh):
+.. note:: The meaning of the Class ID is not the same for every type of
+ policy. Normally policies just need a meaningless number to identify
+ a class (Class ID), but that does not apply to every policy.
+ The the number of a class in a Priority Queue it does not only
+ identify it, it also defines its priority.
- :code:`set traffic-policy priority-queue <policy name> class <class ID> match
- <match name> ip source <IPv4 address|port>`
-* Specify a match criterion based on **DSCP (Differentiated Services Code Point)
- value**, DSCP value may be specified as decimal or hexadecimal number:
+.. code-block:: none
- :code:`set traffic-policy priority-queue <policy name> class <class ID> match
- <match name> ip dscp <DSCP value>`
+ set traffic-policy <policy> <policy-name> class <class-ID> match <class-matching-rule-name>
-* Specify a match criterion based on **IPv4 protocol**, protocol may be
- specified by name (i.e. icmp) or IANA-assigned number:
- :code:`set traffic-policy priority-queue <policy name> class <class ID> match
- <match name> ip protocol <proto>`
+In the command above, we set the type of policy we are going to
+work with and the name we choose for it; a class (so that we can
+differentiate some traffic) and an identifiable number for that class;
+then we configure a matching rule (or filter) and a name for it.
-**IPv6**
+A class can have multiple match filters:
-* Specify a match criterion based on **destination IPv6 address and/or port**,
- port may be specified as number or service name (i.e. ssh):
+.. code-block:: none
- :code:`set traffic-policy priority-queue <policy name> class <class ID> match
- <match name> ipv6 destination <IPv6 address|port>`
+ set traffic-policy shaper MY-SHAPER class 30 match HTTP
+ set traffic-policy shaper MY-SHAPER class 30 match HTTPs
-* Specify a match criterion based on **source IPv6 address and/or port**, port
- may be specified as number or service name (i.e. ssh):
+A match filter can contain multiple criteria and will match traffic if
+all those criteria are true.
- :code:`set traffic-policy priority-queue <policy name> class <class ID> match
- <match name> ipv6 source <IPv6 address|port>`
+For example:
-* Specify a match criterion based on **DSCP (Differentiated Services Code Point)
- value**, DSCP value may be specified as decimal or hexadecimal number:
+.. code-block:: none
- :code:`set traffic-policy priority-queue <policy name> class <class ID> match
- <match name> ipv6 dscp <DSCP value>`
+ set traffic-policy shaper MY-SHAPER class 30 match HTTP ip protocol tcp
+ set traffic-policy shaper MY-SHAPER class 30 match HTTP ip source port 80
-* Specify a match criterion based on **IPv6 protocol**, protocol may be
- specified by name (i.e. icmp) or IANA-assigned number:
+This will match TCP traffic with source port 80.
- :code:`set traffic-policy priority-queue <policy name> class <class ID> match
- <match name> ipv6 protocol <proto>`
+There are many parameters you will be able to use in order to match the
+traffic you want for a class:
-Random Early Detection (RED/WRED)
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+ - **Ethernet (protocol, destination address or source address)**
+ - **Interface name**
+ - **IPv4 (DSCP value, maximum packet length, protocol, source address,**
+ **destination address, source port, destination port or TCP flags)**
+ - **IPv6 (DSCP value, maximum payload length, protocol, source address,**
+ **destination address, source port, destination port or TCP flags)**
+ - **Firewall mark**
+ - **VLAN ID**
-RED
-***
+When configuring your filter, you can use the ``Tab`` key to see the many
+different parameters you can configure.
-A Random Early Detection (RED) policy starts randomly dropping packets from a
-queue before it reaches its queue limit thus avoiding congestion. It is also
-beneficial for TCP connections as the gradual dropping of packets acts as a
-signal for the sender to decrease its transmission rate, avoiding global TCP
-synchronisation. Applicable to outbound traffic only.
-Available commands:
+.. code-block:: none
-* Define a RED policy:
+ vyos@vyos# set traffic-policy shaper MY-SHAPER class 30 match MY-FIRST-FILTER
+ Possible completions:
+ description Description for this match
+ > ether Ethernet header match
+ interface Interface name for this match
+ > ip Match IP protocol header
+ > ipv6 Match IPV6 header
+ mark Match on mark applied by firewall
+ vif Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) ID for this match
+
+
- :code:`set traffic-policy random-detect <policy name>`
+As shown in the example above, one of the possibilities to match packets
+is based on marks done by the firewall, `that can give you a great deal of flexibility`_.
-* Add a description:
+You can also write a description for a filter:
- :code:`set traffic-policy random-detect <policy name> description <description>`
+.. code-block:: none
-* Set a bandwidth limit, default auto:
+ set traffic-policy shaper MY-SHAPER class 30 match MY-FIRST-FILTER description "My filter description"
- :code:`set traffic-policy random-detect <policy name> bandwidth <rate>`
- Available suffixes:</u>
- * auto (bandwidth limit based on interface speed, default)
- * kbit (kilobits per second)
- * mbit (megabits per second)
- * gbit (gigabits per second)
- * kbps (kilobytes per second)
- * mbps (megabytes per second)
- * gbps (gigabytes per second)
+.. note:: An IPv4 TCP filter will only match packets with an IPv4 header length of
+ 20 bytes (which is the majority of IPv4 packets anyway).
-WRED
-****
-In contrast to RED, Weighted Random Early Detection (WRED) differentiates
-between classes of traffic in a single queue and assigns different precedence
-to traffic flows accordingly; low priority packets are dropped from a queue
-earlier than high priority packets. This is achieved by using the first three
-bits of the ToS (Type of Service) field to categorise data streams and in
-accordance with the defined precedence parameters a decision is made. A WRED
-policy is defined with the following parameters:
+.. note:: IPv6 TCP filters will only match IPv6 packets with no header extension, see
+ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPv6_packet#Extension_headers
-* precedence
-* min-threshold
-* max-threshold
-* average-packet
-* mark-probability
-* queue-limit
-If the average queue size is lower than the :code:`min-threshold`, an arriving
-packet is placed in the queue. If the average queue size is between
-:code:`min-threshold` and :code:`max-threshold` an arriving packet is either
-dropped or placed in the queue depending on the defined :code:`mark-probability`.
-In case the average queue size is larger than :code:`max-threshold`, packets
-are dropped. If the current queue size is larger than :code:`queue-limit`,
-packets are dropped. The average queue size depends on its former average size
-and its current size. If :code:`max-threshold` is set but :code:`min-threshold`
-is not, then :code:`min-threshold` is scaled to 50% of :code:`max-threshold`.
-In principle, values must be :code:`min-threshold` < :code:`max-threshold` <
-:code:`queue-limit`. Applicable to outbound traffic only.
+Default
+-------
-Possible values for WRED parameters:
+Often you will also have to configure your *default* traffic in the same
+way you do with a class. *Default* can be considered a class as it
+behaves like that. It contains any traffic that did not match any
+of the defined classes, so it is like an open class, a class without
+matching filters.
-* precedence - IP precedence, first three bits of the ToS field as defined in
- :rfc:`791`.
- +------------+----------------------+
- | Precedence | Priority |
- +============+======================+
- | 7 | Network Control |
- +------------+----------------------+
- | 6 | Internetwork Control |
- +------------+----------------------+
- | 5 | CRITIC/ECP |
- +------------+----------------------+
- | 4 | Flash Override |
- +------------+----------------------+
- | 3 | Flash |
- +------------+----------------------+
- | 2 | Immediate |
- +------------+----------------------+
- | 1 | Priority |
- +------------+----------------------+
- | 0 | Routine |
- +------------+----------------------+
+Class treatment
+---------------
-* min-threshold - Min value for the average queue length, packets are dropped
- if the average queue length reaches this threshold. Range 0...4096, default
- is dependent on precedence:
+Once a class has a filter configured, you will also have to define what
+you want to do with the traffic of that class, what specific
+Traffic-Control treatment you want to give it. You will have different
+possibilities depending on the Traffic Policy you are configuring.
- +------------+-----------------------+
- | Precedence | default min-threshold |
- +============+=======================+
- | 7 | 16 |
- +------------+-----------------------+
- | 6 | 15 |
- +------------+-----------------------+
- | 5 | 14 |
- +------------+-----------------------+
- | 4 | 13 |
- +------------+-----------------------+
- | 3 | 12 |
- +------------+-----------------------+
- | 2 | 11 |
- +------------+-----------------------+
- | 1 | 10 |
- +------------+-----------------------+
- | 0 | 9 |
- +------------+-----------------------+
+.. code-block:: none
-* max-threshold - Max value for the average queue length, packets are dropped
- if this value is exceeded. Range 0...4096 packets, default 18.
+ vyos@vyos# set traffic-policy shaper MY-SHAPER class 30
+ Possible completions:
+ bandwidth Bandwidth used for this class
+ burst Burst size for this class (default: 15kb)
+ ceiling Bandwidth limit for this class
+ codel-quantum
+ fq-codel - Number of bytes used as 'deficit' (default 1514)
+ description Description for this traffic class
+ flows fq-codel - Number of flows (default 1024)
+ interval fq-codel - Interval (milliseconds) used to measure the delay (default 100)
+ +> match Class matching rule name
+ priority Priority for usage of excess bandwidth
+ queue-limit Maximum queue size (packets)
+ queue-type Queue type for this class
+ set-dscp Change the Differentiated Services (DiffServ) field in the IP header
+ target fq-codel - Acceptable minimum queue delay (milliseconds)
+
+
+For instance, with :code:`set traffic-policy shaper MY-SHAPER class 30 set-dscp EF`
+you would be modifying the DSCP field value of packets in that class to
+Expedite Forwarding.
-* average-packet - Average packet size in bytes, default 1024.
-* mark-probability - The fraction of packets (n/probability) dropped from the
- queue when the average queue length reaches <code>max-threshold</code>,
- default 10.
+ DSCP values as per :rfc:`2474` and :rfc:`4595`:
-* queue-limit - Packets are dropped when the current queue length reaches this
- value, default 4*<code>max-threshold</code>.
+ +---------+------------+--------+------------------------------+
+ | Binary | Configured | Drop | Description |
+ | value | value | rate | |
+ +=========+============+========+==============================+
+ | 101110 | 46 | - | Expedited forwarding (EF) |
+ +---------+------------+--------+------------------------------+
+ | 000000 | 0 | - | Best effort traffic, default |
+ +---------+------------+--------+------------------------------+
+ | 001010 | 10 | Low | Assured Forwarding(AF) 11 |
+ +---------+------------+--------+------------------------------+
+ | 001100 | 12 | Medium | Assured Forwarding(AF) 12 |
+ +---------+------------+--------+------------------------------+
+ | 001110 | 14 | High | Assured Forwarding(AF) 13 |
+ +---------+------------+--------+------------------------------+
+ | 010010 | 18 | Low | Assured Forwarding(AF) 21 |
+ +---------+------------+--------+------------------------------+
+ | 010100 | 20 | Medium | Assured Forwarding(AF) 22 |
+ +---------+------------+--------+------------------------------+
+ | 010110 | 22 | High | Assured Forwarding(AF) 23 |
+ +---------+------------+--------+------------------------------+
+ | 011010 | 26 | Low | Assured Forwarding(AF) 31 |
+ +---------+------------+--------+------------------------------+
+ | 011100 | 28 | Medium | Assured Forwarding(AF) 32 |
+ +---------+------------+--------+------------------------------+
+ | 011110 | 30 | High | Assured Forwarding(AF) 33 |
+ +---------+------------+--------+------------------------------+
+ | 100010 | 34 | Low | Assured Forwarding(AF) 41 |
+ +---------+------------+--------+------------------------------+
+ | 100100 | 36 | Medium | Assured Forwarding(AF) 42 |
+ +---------+------------+--------+------------------------------+
+ | 100110 | 38 | High | Assured Forwarding(AF) 43 |
+ +---------+------------+--------+------------------------------+
-Usage:
-:code:`set traffic-policy random-detect <policy-name> precedence
-<precedence> [average-packet <bytes> | mark-probability <probability> |
-max-threshold <max> | min-threshold <min> | queue-limit <packets>]`
-Rate control (TBF)
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-The rate control policy uses the Token Bucket Filter (TBF_) algorithm to limit
-the packet flow to a set rate. Short bursts can be allowed to exceed the limit.
-Applicable to outbound traffic only.
+.. _embed:
-Available commands:
+Embedding one policy into another one
+-------------------------------------
-* Define a rate control policy:
+Often we need to embed one policy into another one. It is possible to do
+so on classful policies, by attaching a new policy into a class. For
+instance, you might want to apply different policies to the different
+classes of a Round-Robin policy you have configured.
- :code:`set traffic-policy rate-control <policy-name>`
+A common example is the case of some policies which, in order to be
+effective, they need to be applied to an interface that is directly
+connected to the link where the bottleneck is. If your router is not
+directly connected to the bottleneck, but some hop before it, you can
+emulate the bottleneck by embedding your non-shaping policy into a
+classful shaping one so that it takes effect.
-* Add a description:
+You can configure a policy into a class through the ``queue-type``
+setting.
- :code:`set traffic-policy rate-control <policy-name> description <description>`
+.. code-block:: none
-* Specify a bandwidth limit in kbits/s:
+ set traffic-policy shaper FQ-SHAPER bandwidth 1gbit
+ set traffic-policy shaper FQ-SHAPER default bandwidth 100%
+ set traffic-policy shaper FQ-SHAPER default queue-type fair-queue
- :code:`set traffic-policy rate-control <policy-name> bandwidth <rate>`
+As shown in the last command of the example above, the `queue-type`
+setting allows these combinations. You will be able to use it
+in many policies.
- Available suffixes:</u>
- * kbit (kilobits per second, default)
- * mbit (megabits per second)
- * gbit (gigabits per second)
- * kbps (kilobytes per second)
- * mbps (megabytes per second)
- * gbps (gigabytes per second)
-* Specify a burst size in bytes, default 15 kilobytes:
+.. _creating_a_traffic_policy:
- :code:`set traffic-policy rate-control <policy-name> burst <burst-size>`
- Available suffixes:
+Creating a traffic policy
+=========================
- * kb (kilobytes)
- * mb (megabytes)
- * gb (gigabytes)
+VyOS lets you control traffic in many different ways, here we will cover
+every possibility. You can configure as many policies as you want, but
+you will only be able to apply one policy per interface and direction
+(inbound or outbound).
-* Specify a latency in milliseconds; the maximum amount of time packets are
- allowed to wait in the queue, default 50 milliseconds:
+Some policies can be combined, you will be able to embed_ a different
+policy that will be applied to a class of the main policy.
- :code:`set traffic-policy rate-control <policy-name> latency`
+.. hint:: If you are looking for a policy for your outbound traffic but
+ you do not know what policy you need, you might consider FQ-CoDel_ as
+ your multipurpose nearly-no-configuration low-delay fair-queue
+ policy; if delay does not worry you and you want to manually allocate
+ bandwidth shares to specific traffic, then you should consider
+ Shaper_.
- Available suffixes:
+Drop Tail
+---------
- * secs (seconds)
- * ms (milliseconds, default)
- * us (microseconds)
+| **Queueing discipline:** PFIFO (Packet First In First Out).
+| **Applies to:** Outbound traffic.
-Round robin (DRR)
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+This the simplest queue possible you can apply to your traffic. Traffic
+must go through a finite queue before it is actually sent. You must
+define how many packets that queue can contain.
-The round robin policy divides available bandwidth between all defined traffic
-classes.
+When a packet is to be sent, it will have to go through that queue, so
+the packet will be placed at the tail of it. When the packet completely
+goes through it, it will be dequeued emptying its place in the queue and
+being eventually handed to the NIC to be actually sent out.
-Available commands:
+Despite the Drop-Tail policy does not slow down packets, if many packets
+are to be sent, they could get dropped when trying to get enqueued at
+the tail. This can happen if the queue has still not been able to
+release enough packets from its head.
-* Define a round robin policy:
+**Very likely you do not need this simple policy as you cannot get much
+from it. Sometimes it is used just to enable logging.**
- :code:`set traffic-policy round-robin <policy-name>`
+.. cfgcmd:: set traffic-policy drop-tail <policy-name> queue-limit <number-of-packets>
-* Add a description:
+ Use this command to configure a drop-tail policy (PFIFO). Choose a
+ unique name for this policy and the size of the queue by setting the
+ number of packets it can contain (maximum 4294967295).
- :code:`set traffic-policy round-robin <policy-name> description <description>`
-* Define a traffic class ID, range 2...4095:
+Fair Queue
+----------
- :code:`set traffic-policy round-robin <policy-name> class <class>`
+| **Queueing discipline:** SFQ (Stochastic Fairness Queuing).
+| **Applies to:** Outbound traffic.
-**Default policy:**
+Fair Queue is a work-conserving scheduler which schedules the
+transmission of packets based on flows, trying to ensure fairness so
+that each flow is able to send data in turn, preventing any single one
+from drowning out the rest.
-* Define a default priority queue:
+.. cfgcmd:: set traffic-policy fair-queue <policy-name>
- :code:`set traffic-policy round-robin <policy name> default`
+ Use this command to create a Fair-Queue policy and give it a name.
+ It is based on the Stochastic Fairness Queueing and can be applied to
+ outbound traffic.
-* Set the number of packets that can be sent per scheduling quantum:
+The algorithm enqueues packets to hash buckets based on source address,
+destination address and source port. Each of these buckets should
+represent a unique flow. Because multiple flows may get hashed to the
+same bucket, the hashing algorithm is perturbed at configurable
+intervals so that the unfairness lasts only for a short while.
+Perturbation may however cause some inadvertent packet reordering to
+occur. An advisable value could be 10 seconds.
- :code:`set traffic-policy round-robin <policy name> default quantum <packets>`
+One of the uses of Fair Queue might be the mitigation of Denial of
+Service attacks.
-* Define a maximum queue length for the default policy in packets:
+.. cfgcmd:: set traffic-policy fair-queue <policy-name> hash-interval <seconds>`
- :code:`set traffic-policy round-robin <policy name> default queue-limit <limit>`
+ Use this command to define a Fair-Queue policy, based on the
+ Stochastic Fairness Queueing, and set the number of seconds at which
+ a new queue algorithm perturbation will occur (maximum 4294967295).
-* Specify the queuing type for the default policy, available queue types:
+When dequeuing, each hash-bucket with data is queried in a round robin
+fashion. You can configure the length of the queue.
- * drop-tail
- * fair-queue
- * priority (based on the DSCP values in the ToS byte)
+.. cfgcmd:: set traffic-policy fair-queue <policy-name> queue-limit <limit>
- :code:`set traffic-policy round-robin <policy name> default queue-type <type>`
+ Use this command to define a Fair-Queue policy, based on the
+ Stochastic Fairness Queueing, and set the number of maximum packets
+ allowed to wait in the queue. Any other packet will be dropped.
-Matching rules
-**************
+.. note:: Fair Queue is a non-shaping (work-conserving) policy, so it
+ will only be useful if your outgoing interface is really full. If it
+ is not, VyOS will not own the queue and Fair Queue will have no
+ effect. If there is bandwidth available on the physical link, you can
+ embed_ Fair-Queue into a classful shaping policy to make sure it owns
+ the queue.
-* Define a class matching rule:
- :code:`set traffic-policy round-robin <policy name> class <class ID> match
- <match name>`
-* Add a match rule description:
+.. _FQ-CoDel
- :code:`set traffic-policy round-robin <policy name> class <class ID> match
- <match name> description <description>`
+FQ-CoDel
+--------
-* Specify a match criterion based on a **destination MAC address** (format:
- xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx):
+| **Queueing discipline** Fair/Flow Queue CoDel.
+| **Applies to:** Outbound Traffic.
- :code:`set traffic-policy round-robin <policy name> class <class ID> match
- <match name> ether destination <MAC address>`
+The FQ-CoDel policy distributes the traffic into 1024 FIFO queues and
+tries to provide good service between all of them. It also tries to keep
+the length of all the queues short.
-* Specify a match criterion based on a **source MAC address** (format:
- xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx):
+FQ-CoDel fights bufferbloat and reduces latency without the need of
+complex configurations. It has become the new default Queueing
+Discipline for the interfaces of some GNU/Linux distributions.
- :code:`set traffic-policy round-robin <policy name> class <class ID> match
- <match name> ether source <MAC address>`
+It uses a stochastic model to classify incoming packets into
+different flows and is used to provide a fair share of the bandwidth to
+all the flows using the queue. Each flow is managed by the CoDel
+queuing discipline. Reordering within a flow is avoided since Codel
+internally uses a FIFO queue.
-* Specify a match criterion based on **packet type/protocol**, range 0...65535:
+FQ-CoDel is based on a modified Deficit Round Robin (DRR_) queue
+scheduler with the CoDel Active Queue Management (AQM) algorithm
+operating on each queue.
- :code:`set traffic-policy round-robin <policy name> class <class ID> match
- <match name> ether protocol <number>`
-* Specify a match criterion based on **ingress interface**:
+.. note:: FQ-Codel is a non-shaping (work-conserving) policy, so it
+ will only be useful if your outgoing interface is really full. If it
+ is not, VyOS will not own the queue and FQ-Codel will have no
+ effect. If there is bandwidth available on the physical link, you can
+ embed_ FQ-Codel into a classful shaping policy to make sure it owns
+ the queue. If you are not sure if you need to embed your FQ-CoDel
+ policy into a Shaper, do it.
- :code:`set traffic-policy round-robin <policy name> class <class ID> match
- <match name> interface <interface>`
-* Specify a match criterion based on the **fwmark field**, range 0....4294967295:
+FQ-CoDel is tuned to run ok with its default parameters at 10Gbit
+speeds. It might work ok too at other speeds without configuring
+anything, but here we will explain some cases when you might want to
+tune its parameters.
- :code:`set traffic-policy round-robin <policy name> class <class ID> match
- <match name> mark <fwmark>`
+When running it at 1Gbit and lower, you may want to reduce the
+`queue-limit` to 1000 packets or less. In rates like 10Mbit, you may
+want to set it to 600 packets.
-* Specify a match criterion based on **VLAN ID**, range 1...4096:
+If you are using FQ-CoDel embedded into Shaper_ and you have large rates
+(100Mbit and above), you may consider increasing `quantum` to 8000 or
+higher so that the scheduler saves CPU.
- :code:`set traffic-policy round-robin <policy name> class <class ID> match
- <match name> vif <VLAN ID>*`
+On low rates (below 40Mbit) you may want to tune `quantum` down to
+something like 300 bytes.
-**IPv4**
+At very low rates (below 3Mbit), besides tuning `quantum` (300 keeps
+being ok) you may also want to increase `target` to something like 15ms
+and increase `interval` to something around 150 ms.
-* Specify a match criterion based on **destination IPv4 address and/or port**,
- port may be specified as number or service name (i.e. ssh):
- :code:`set traffic-policy round-robin <policy name> class <class ID> match
- <match name> ip destination <IPv4 address|port>`
+.. cfgcmd:: set traffic-policy fq-codel <policy name> codel-quantum <bytes>
-* Specify a match criterion based on **source IPv4 address and/or port**, port
- may be specified as number or service name (i.e. ssh):
+ Use this command to configure an fq-codel policy, set its name and
+ the maximum number of bytes (default: 1514) to be dequeued from a
+ queue at once.
- :code:`set traffic-policy round-robin <policy name> class <class ID> match
- <match name> ip source <IPv4 address|port>`
+.. cfgcmd:: set traffic-policy fq-codel <policy name> flows <number-of-flows>
-* Specify a match criterion based on **DSCP (Differentiated Services Code Point)
- value**, DSCP value may be specified as decimal or hexadecimal number:
+ Use this command to configure an fq-codel policy, set its name and
+ the number of sub-queues (default: 1024) into which packets are
+ classified.
- :code:`set traffic-policy round-robin <policy name> class <class ID> match
- <match name> ip dscp <DSCP value>`
+.. cfgcmd:: set traffic-policy fq-codel <policy name> interval <miliseconds>
-* Specify a match criterion based on **IPv4 protocol**, protocol may be
- specified by name (i.e. icmp) or IANA-assigned number:
+ Use this command to configure an fq-codel policy, set its name and
+ the time period used by the control loop of CoDel to detect when a
+ persistent queue is developing, ensuring that the measured minimum
+ delay does not become too stale (default: 100ms).
- :code:`set traffic-policy round-robin <policy name> class <class ID> match
- <match name> ip protocol <proto>`
+.. cfgcmd:: set traffic-policy fq-codel <policy-name> queue-limit <number-of-packets>`
-**IPv6**
+ Use this command to configure an fq-codel policy, set its name, and
+ define a hard limit on the real queue size. When this limit is
+ reached, new packets are dropped (default: 10240 packets).
-* Specify a match criterion based on **destination IPv6 address and/or port**,
- port may be specified as number or service name (i.e. ssh):
+.. cfgcmd:: set traffic-policy fq-codel <policy-name> target <miliseconds>`
- :code:`set traffic-policy round-robin <policy name> class <class ID> match
- <match name> ipv6 destination <IPv6 address|port>`
+ Use this command to configure an fq-codel policy, set its name, and
+ define the acceptable minimum standing/persistent queue delay. This
+ minimum delay is identified by tracking the local minimum queue delay
+ that packets experience (default: 5ms).
-* Specify a match criterion based on **source IPv6 address and/or port**, port
- may be specified as number or service name (i.e. ssh):
- :code:`set traffic-policy round-robin <policy name> class <class ID> match
- <match name> ipv6 source <IPv6 address|port>`
+Example
+^^^^^^^
-* Specify a match criterion based on **DSCP (Differentiated Services Code Point)
- value**, DSCP value may be specified as decimal or hexadecimal number:
+A simple example of an FQ-CoDel policy working inside a Shaper one.
- :code:`set traffic-policy round-robin <policy name> class <class ID> match
- <match name> ipv6 dscp <DSCP value>`
-* Specify a match criterion based on **IPv6 protocol**, protocol may be
- specified by name (i.e. icmp) or IANA-assigned number:
+.. code-block:: none
- :code:`set traffic-policy round-robin <policy name> class <class ID> match
- <match name> ipv6 protocol <proto>`
+ set traffic-policy shaper FQ-CODEL-SHAPER bandwidth 2gbit
+ set traffic-policy shaper FQ-CODEL-SHAPER 100%
+ set traffic-policy shaper FQ-CODEL-SHAPER fq-codel
-Traffic shaper
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-The shaper policy uses the Hierarchical Token Bucket algorithm to allocate
-different amounts of bandwidth to different traffic classes. In contrast to
-round robin, shaper limits bandwidth allocation by traffic class whereas round
-robin divides the total available bandwidth between classes.
-Available commands:
+Limiter
+-------
-* Define a shaper policy:
+| **Queueing discipline:** Ingress policer.
+| **Applies to:** Inbound traffic.
- :code:`set traffic-policy shaper <policy-name>`
+Limiter is one of those policies that uses classes_ (Ingress qdisc is
+actually classless policy but filters do work in it).
-* Add a description:
+The limiter performs basic ingress policing of traffic flows. Multiple
+classes of traffic can be defined and traffic limits can be applied to
+each class. Although the policer uses a token bucket mechanism
+internally, it does not have the capability to delay a packet as a
+shaping mechanism does. Traffic exceeding the defined bandwidth limits
+is directly dropped. A maximum allowed burst can be configured too.
- :code:`set traffic-policy shaper <policy-name> description <description>`
+You can configure classes (up to 4090) with different settings and a
+default policy which will be applied to any traffic not matching any of
+the configured classes.
-* Set the available bandwidth for all combined traffic of this policy in kbit/s,
- default 100%:
- :code:`set traffic-policy shaper <policy-name> bandwidth <rate>`
+.. note:: In the case you want to apply some kind of **shaping** to your
+ **inbound** traffic, check the ingress-shaping_ section.
- Available suffixes:
- * % (percentage of total bandwidth)
- * kbit (kilobits per second)
- * mbit (megabits per second)
- * gbit (gigabits per second)
- * kbps (kilobytes per second)
- * mbps (megabytes per second)
- * gbps (gigabytes per second)
+.. cfgcmd:: set traffic-policy limiter <policy-name> class <class ID> match <match-name> description <description>
-Traffic classes
-***************
+ Use this command to configure an Ingress Policer, defining its name,
+ a class identifier (1-4090), a class matching rule name and its
+ description.
-* Define a traffic class for a shaper policy, range for class ID is 2...4095:
- :code:`set traffic-policy shaper <policy-name> class <class ID>`
+Once the matching rules are set for a class, you can start configuring
+how you want matching traffic to behave.
-* Add a class description:
- :code:`set traffic-policy shaper <policy name> class <class ID> description
- <description>`
+.. cfgcmd:: set traffic-policy limiter <policy-name> class <class-ID> bandwidth <rate>
-* Specify a bandwidth limit for a class, in kbit/s:
+ Use this command to configure an Ingress Policer, defining its name,
+ a class identifier (1-4090) and the maximum allowed bandwidth for
+ this class.
- :code:`set traffic-policy shaper <policy-name> class <class ID> bandwidth <rate>`
- Available suffixes:
+.. cfgcmd:: set traffic-policy limiter <policy-name> class <class-ID> burst <burst-size>
- * kbit (kilobits per second, default)
- * mbit (megabits per second)
- * gbit (gigabits per second)
- * kbps (kilobytes per second)
- * mbps (megabytes per second)
- * gbps (gigabytes per second)
+ Use this command to configure an Ingress Policer, defining its name,
+ a class identifier (1-4090) and the burst size in bytes for this
+ class (default: 15).
-* Set a burst size for a class, the maximum amount of traffic that can be sent,
- in bytes:
- :code:`set traffic-policy shaper <policy-name> class <class ID>
- burst <burst-size>`
+.. cfgcmd:: set traffic-policy limiter <policy-name> default bandwidth <rate>
- Available suffixes:
+ Use this command to configure an Ingress Policer, defining its name
+ and the maximum allowed bandwidth for its default policy.
- * kb (kilobytes)
- * mb (megabytes)
- * gb (gigabytes)
-* Set a bandwidth ceiling for a class in kbit/s:
+.. cfgcmd:: set traffic-policy limiter <policy-name> default burst <burst-size>
- :code:`set traffic-policy shaper <policy-name> class <class ID> ceiling <rate>`
+ Use this command to configure an Ingress Policer, defining its name
+ and the burst size in bytes (default: 15) for its default policy.
- Available suffixes:
- * % (percentage of total bandwidth)
- * kbit (kilobits per second)
- * mbit (megabits per second)
- * gbit (gigabits per second)
+.. cfgcmd:: set traffic-policy limiter <policy-name> class <class ID> priority <value>
-* Set the priority of a class for allocation of additional bandwidth, if unused
- bandwidth is available. You can set any number from 0 to 7. The lower
- the number, the higher the priority. If no value is set for a classs,
- it will be internally configured as 0, the highest priority.
+ Use this command to configure an Ingress Policer, defining its name,
+ a class identifier (1-4090), and the priority (0-20, default 20) in
+ which the rule is evaluated (the lower the number, the higher the
+ priority).
- :code:`set traffic-policy shaper <policy-name> class <class ID>
- priority <priority>`
+
-* Set a queue length limit in packets:
+Network emulator
+----------------
- :code:`set traffic-policy shaper <policy name> class <class ID> queue-limit
- <limit>`
+| **Queueing discipline:** netem (Network Emulator) + TBF (Token Bucket Filter).
+| **Applies to:** Outbound traffic.
-* Specify a queue type for a traffic class, default fair-queue. Available
- queue types:
+VyOS Network Emulator policy emulates the conditions you can suffer in a
+real network. You will be able to configure things like rate, burst,
+delay, packet loss, packet corruption or packet reordering.
- * drop-tail
- * fair-queue
- * random-detect
- * priority
+This could be helpful if you want to test how an application behaves
+under certain network conditions.
- :code:`set traffic-policy shaper <policy name> class <class ID> queue-type <type>`
-* Modify DSCP field; the DSCP field value of packets in a class can be
- rewritten to change the forwarding behaviour and allow for traffic
- conditioning:
+.. cfgcmd:: set traffic-policy network-emulator <policy-name> bandwidth <rate>
+
+ Use this command to configure the maximum rate at which traffic will
+ be shaped in a Network Emulator policy. Define the name of the policy
+ and the rate.
- :code:`set traffic-policy shaper <policy name> class <class ID> set-dscp <value>`
+.. cfgcmd:: set traffic-policy network-emulator <policy-name> burst <burst-size>
+
+ Use this command to configure the burst size of the traffic in a
+ Network Emulator policy. Define the name of the Network Emulator
+ policy and its traffic burst size. It will only take effect if you
+ have configured its bandwidth too.
- DSCP values as per :rfc:`2474` and :rfc:`4595`:
+.. cfgcmd:: set traffic-policy network-emulator <policy-name> network-delay <delay>
+
+ Use this command to configure a Network Emulator policy defining its
+ name and the fixed amount of time you want to add to all packet going
+ out of the interface. You can use secs, ms and us.
- +---------+------------+--------+------------------------------+
- | Binary | Configured | Drop | Description |
- | value | value | rate | |
- +=========+============+========+==============================+
- | 101110 | 46 | - | Expedited forwarding (EF) |
- +---------+------------+--------+------------------------------+
- | 000000 | 0 | - | Best effort traffic, default |
- +---------+------------+--------+------------------------------+
- | 001010 | 10 | Low | Assured Forwarding(AF) 11 |
- +---------+------------+--------+------------------------------+
- | 001100 | 12 | Medium | Assured Forwarding(AF) 12 |
- +---------+------------+--------+------------------------------+
- | 001110 | 14 | High | Assured Forwarding(AF) 13 |
- +---------+------------+--------+------------------------------+
- | 010010 | 18 | Low | Assured Forwarding(AF) 21 |
- +---------+------------+--------+------------------------------+
- | 010100 | 20 | Medium | Assured Forwarding(AF) 22 |
- +---------+------------+--------+------------------------------+
- | 010110 | 22 | High | Assured Forwarding(AF) 23 |
- +---------+------------+--------+------------------------------+
- | 011010 | 26 | Low | Assured Forwarding(AF) 31 |
- +---------+------------+--------+------------------------------+
- | 011100 | 28 | Medium | Assured Forwarding(AF) 32 |
- +---------+------------+--------+------------------------------+
- | 011110 | 30 | High | Assured Forwarding(AF) 33 |
- +---------+------------+--------+------------------------------+
- | 100010 | 34 | Low | Assured Forwarding(AF) 41 |
- +---------+------------+--------+------------------------------+
- | 100100 | 36 | Medium | Assured Forwarding(AF) 42 |
- +---------+------------+--------+------------------------------+
- | 100110 | 38 | High | Assured Forwarding(AF) 43 |
- +---------+------------+--------+------------------------------+
+.. cfgcmd:: set traffic-policy network-emulator <policy-name> packet-corruption <percent>
+
+ Use this command to emulate noise in a Network Emulator policy. Set
+ the policy name and the percentage of corrupted packets you want. A
+ random error will be introduced in a random position for the chosen
+ percent of packets.
-Matching rules
-**************
+.. cfgcmd:: set traffic-policy network-emulator <policy-name> packet-loss <percent>`
+
+ Use this command to emulate packet-loss conditions in a Network
+ Emulator policy. Set the policy name and the percentage of loss
+ packets your traffic will suffer.
-* Define a class matching rule:
+.. cfgcmd:: set traffic-policy network-emulator <policy-name> packet-reordering <percent>`
+
+ Use this command to emulate packet-reordering conditions in a Network
+ Emulator policy. Set the policy name and the percentage of reordered
+ packets your traffic will suffer.
- :code:`set traffic-policy shaper <policy name> class <class ID> match
- <match name>`
+.. cfgcmd:: set traffic-policy network-emulator <policy-name> queue-limit <limit>
+
+ Use this command to define the length of the queue of your Network
+ Emulator policy. Set the policy name and the maximum number of
+ packets (1-4294967295) the queue may hold queued at a time.
-* Add a match rule description:
- :code:`set traffic-policy shaper <policy name> class <class ID> match
- <match name> description <description>`
-* Specify a match criterion based on a **destination MAC address**
- (format: xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx):
-
- :code:`set traffic-policy shaper <policy name> class <class ID> match
- <match name> ether destination <MAC address>`
+Priority queue
+--------------
-* Specify a match criterion based on a **source MAC address**
- (format: xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx):
+| **Queueing discipline:** PRIO.
+| **Applies to:** Outbound traffic.
- :code:`set traffic-policy shaper <policy name> class <class ID> match
- <match name> ether source <MAC address>`
-* Specify a match criterion based on **packet type/protocol**, range 0...65535:
+The Priority Queue is a classful scheduling policy. It does not delay
+packets, it simply dequeues packets according to their priority.
- :code:`set traffic-policy shaper <policy name> class <class ID> match
- <match name> ether protocol <number>`
+.. note:: Priority Queue, as other non-shaping policies, is only useful
+ if your outgoing interface is really full. If it is not, VyOS will
+ not own the queue and Priority Queue will have no effect. If there is
+ bandwidth available on the physical link, you can embed_ Priority
+ Queue into a classful shaping policy to make sure it owns the queue.
+ In that case packets can be prioritized based on DSCP.
-* Specify a match criterion based on **ingress interface**:
+Up to seven queues -defined as classes_ with different priorities- can
+be configured. Packets are placed into queues based on associated match
+criteria. Packets are transmitted from the queues in priority order. If
+classes with a higher priority are being filled with packets
+continuously, packets from lower priority classes will only be
+transmitted after traffic volume from higher priority classes decreases.
- :code:`set traffic-policy shaper <policy name> class <class ID> match
- <match name> interface <interface>`
-* Specify a match criterion based on the **fwmark field**, range 0....4294967295:
+.. note:: In Priority Queue we do not define clases with a meaningless
+ class ID number but with a class priority number (1-7). The lower the
+ number, the higher the priority.
- :code:`set traffic-policy shaper <policy name> class <class ID> match
- <match name> mark <fwmark>`
-* Specify a match criterion based on **VLAN ID**, range 1...4096:
+As with other policies, you can define different type of matching rules
+for your classes:
- :code:`set traffic-policy round-robin <policy name> class <class ID> match
- <match name> vif <VLAN ID>`
+.. code-block:: none
-**IPv4**
+ vyos@vyos# set traffic-policy priority-queue MY-PRIO class 3 match MY-MATCH-RULE
+ Possible completions:
+ description Description for this match
+ > ether Ethernet header match
+ interface Interface name for this match
+ > ip Match IP protocol header
+ > ipv6 Match IPV6 header
+ mark Match on mark applied by firewall
+ vif Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) ID for this match
-* Specify a match criterion based on **destination IPv4 address and/or port**,
- port may be specified as number or service name (i.e. ssh):
- :code:`set traffic-policy shaper <policy name> class <class ID> match
- <match name> ip destination <IPv4 address|port>`
+As with other policies, you can embed_ other policies into the classes
+(and default) of your Priority Queue policy through the ``queue-type``
+setting:
-* Specify a match criterion based on **source IPv4 address and/or port**, port
- may be specified as number or service name (i.e. ssh):
+.. code-block:: none
- :code:`set traffic-policy shaper <policy name> class <class ID> match
- <match name> ip source <IPv4 address|port>`
+ vyos@vyos# set traffic-policy priority-queue MY-PRIO class 3 queue-type
+ Possible completions:
+ fq-codel Fair Queue Codel
+ fair-queue Stochastic Fair Queue (SFQ)
+ drop-tail First-In-First-Out (FIFO)
+ priority Priority queueing based on DSCP
+ random-detect
+ Random Early Detection (RED)
-* Specify a match criterion based on **DSCP (Differentiated Services Code Point)
- value**, DSCP value may be specified as decimal or hexadecimal number:
- :code:`set traffic-policy shaper <policy name> class <class ID> match
- <match name> ip dscp <DSCP value>`
+.. cfgcmd:: set traffic-policy priority-queue <policy-name> class <class-ID> queue-limit <limit>`
-* Specify a match criterion based on **IPv4 protocol**, protocol may be
- specified by name (i.e. icmp) or IANA-assigned number:
+ Use this command to configure a Priority Queue policy, set its name,
+ set a class with a priority from 1 to 7 and define a hard limit on
+ the real queue size. When this limit is reached, new packets are
+ dropped.
- :code:`set traffic-policy shaper <policy name> class <class ID> match
- <match name> ip protocol <proto>`
-**IPv6**
-* Specify a match criterion based on **destination IPv6 address and/or port**,
- port may be specified as number or service name (i.e. ssh):
+.. _Random-Detect:
- :code:`set traffic-policy shaper <policy name> class <class ID> match
- <match name> ipv6 destination <IPv6 address|port>`
+Random-Detect
+-------------
-* Specify a match criterion based on **source IPv6 address and/or port**,
- port may be specified as number or service name (i.e. ssh):
- :code:`set traffic-policy shaper <policy name> class <class ID> match
- <match name> ipv6 source <IPv6 address|port>`
+| **Queueing discipline:** Generalized Random Early Drop.
+| **Applies to:** Outbound traffic.
-* Specify a match criterion based on **DSCP (Differentiated Services Code Point)
- value**, DSCP value may be specified as decimal or hexadecimal number:
+A simple Random Early Detection (RED) policy would start randomly
+dropping packets from a queue before it reaches its queue limit thus
+avoiding congestion. That is good for TCP connections as the gradual
+dropping of packets acts as a signal for the sender to decrease its
+transmission rate.
- :code:`set traffic-policy shaper <policy name> class <class ID> match
- <match name> ipv6 dscp <DSCP value>`
+In contrast to simple RED, VyOS' Random-Detect uses a Weighted Random
+Early Detect policy that prvides different virtual queues based on the
+IP Precedence value so that some virtual queues can drop more packets
+than others.
-* Specify a match criterion based on **IPv6 protocol**, protocol may be
- specified by name (i.e. icmp) or IANA-assigned number:
+This is achieved by using the first three bits of the ToS (Type of
+Service) field to categorize data streams and, in accordance with the
+defined precedence parameters, a decision is made.
- :code:`set traffic-policy shaper <policy name> class <class ID> match
- <match name> ipv6 protocol <proto>`
+IP precedence as defined in :rfc:`791`:
-shaper-hfsc (HFSC_ + sfq)
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+ +------------+----------------------+
+ | Precedence | Priority |
+ +============+======================+
+ | 7 | Network Control |
+ +------------+----------------------+
+ | 6 | Internetwork Control |
+ +------------+----------------------+
+ | 5 | CRITIC/ECP |
+ +------------+----------------------+
+ | 4 | Flash Override |
+ +------------+----------------------+
+ | 3 | Flash |
+ +------------+----------------------+
+ | 2 | Immediate |
+ +------------+----------------------+
+ | 1 | Priority |
+ +------------+----------------------+
+ | 0 | Routine |
+ +------------+----------------------+
-TBD
-Ingress shaping
----------------
+.. cfgcmd:: set traffic-policy random-detect <policy-name> bandwidth <bandwidth>
-The case of ingress shaping. Only a **limiter** policy can be applied directly
-for ingress traffic on an interface. It is possible though to use what is
-called an Intermediate Functional Block (IFB_) to allow the usage of any policy
-on the ingress traffic.
+ Use this command to configure a Random-Detect policy, set its name
+ and set the available bandwidth for this policy.
-Let's assume eth0 is your WAN link. You created two traffic-policies: `WAN-IN`
-and `WAN-OUT`.
+.. cfgcmd:: set traffic-policy random-detect <policy-name> precedence <IP-precedence-value> average-packet <bytes>
+
+ Use this command to configure a Random-Detect policy and set its
+ name, then state the IP Precedence for the virtual queue you are
+ configuring and what the size of its average-packet should be
+ (in bytes, default: 1024).
-Steps to do:
+.. note:: When configuring a Random-Detect policy: **the higher the
+ precedence number, the higher the priority**.
-* First, create the IFB:
+.. cfgcmd:: set traffic-policy random-detect <policy-name> precedence <IP-precedence-value> mark-probability <value>
+
+ Use this command to configure a Random-Detect policy and set its
+ name, then state the IP Precedence for the virtual queue you are
+ configuring and what its mark (drop) probability will be. Set the
+ probability by giving the N value of the fraction 1/N (default: 10).
- :code:`set interfaces input ifb0 description "WAN Input"`
-* Apply the `WAN-IN` traffic-policy to ifb0 input.
+.. cfgcmd:: set traffic-policy random-detect <policy-name> precedence <IP-precedence-value> maximum-threshold <packets>
+
+ Use this command to configure a Random-Detect policy and set its
+ name, then state the IP Precedence for the virtual queue you are
+ configuring and what its maximum threshold for random detection will
+ be (from 0 to 4096 packets, default: 18). At this size, the marking
+ (drop) probability is maximal.
- :code:`set interfaces input ifb0 traffic-policy out WAN-IN`
+.. cfgcmd:: set traffic-policy random-detect <policy-name> precedence <IP-precedence-value> minimum-threshold <packets>
+
+ Use this command to configure a Random-Detect policy and set its
+ name, then state the IP Precedence for the virtual queue you are
+ configuring and what its minimum threshold for random detection will
+ be (from 0 to 4096 packets). If this value is exceeded, packets
+ start being eligible for being dropped.
-* Redirect traffic from eth0 to ifb0
- :code:`set interfaces ethernet eth0 redirect ifb0`
+The default values for the minimum-threshold depend on IP precedence:
-Classful policies and traffic matching
---------------------------------------
+ +------------+-----------------------+
+ | Precedence | default min-threshold |
+ +============+=======================+
+ | 7 | 16 |
+ +------------+-----------------------+
+ | 6 | 15 |
+ +------------+-----------------------+
+ | 5 | 14 |
+ +------------+-----------------------+
+ | 4 | 13 |
+ +------------+-----------------------+
+ | 3 | 12 |
+ +------------+-----------------------+
+ | 2 | 11 |
+ +------------+-----------------------+
+ | 1 | 10 |
+ +------------+-----------------------+
+ | 0 | 9 |
+ +------------+-----------------------+
-`limiter`, `round-robin`, `priority-queue`, `shaper` and `shaper-hfsc`
-distribute traffic into different classes with different options. In VyOS,
-classes are numbered and work like firewall rules. e.g:
-:code:`set traffic-policy shaper SHAPER class 30`
+.. cfgcmd:: set traffic-policy random-detect <policy-name> precedence <IP-precedence-value> queue-limit <packets>
+
+ Use this command to configure a Random-Detect policy and set its
+ name, then name the IP Precedence for the virtual queue you are
+ configuring and what the maximum size of its queue will be (from 1 to
+ 1-4294967295 packets). Packets are dropped when the current queue
+ length reaches this value.
-Matching traffic
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-A class can have multiple match filters:
+If the average queue size is lower than the :code:`min-threshold`, an
+arriving packet will be placed in the queue. In the case the average
+queue size is between :code:`min-threshold` and :code:`max-threshold`,
+then an arriving packet would be either dropped or placed in the queue,
+it will depend on the defined :code:`mark-probability`. If the current
+queue size is larger than :code:`queue-limit`, then packets will be
+dropped. The average queue size depends on its former average size and
+its current one. If :code:`max-threshold` is set but
+:code:`min-threshold` is not, then :code:`min-threshold` is scaled to
+50% of :code:`max-threshold`. In principle, values must be
+:code:`min-threshold` < :code:`max-threshold` < :code:`queue-limit`.
-.. code-block:: none
+One use of this algorithm might be to prevent a backbone overload.
- set traffic-policy <POLICY> <POLICY-NAME> class N match MATCH-FILTER-NAME
-Example:
+Rate control
+------------
-.. code-block:: none
+| **Queueing discipline:** Tocken Bucket Filter.
+| **Applies to:** Outbound traffic.
- set traffic-policy shaper SHAPER class 30 match HTTP
- set traffic-policy shaper SHAPER class 30 match HTTPs
+Rate-Control is a classless policy that limits the packet flow to a set
+rate. It is a pure shaper, it does not schedule traffic. Traffic is
+filtered based on the expenditure of tokens. Tokens roughly correspond
+to bytes.
-A match filter contains multiple criteria and will match traffic if all those criteria are true.
+Short bursts can be allowed to exceed the limit. On creation, the
+Rate-Control traffic is stocked with tokens which correspond to the
+amount of traffic that can be burst in one go. Tokens arrive at a steady
+rate, until the bucket is full.
-For example:
+.. cfgcmd:: set traffic-policy rate-control <policy-name> bandwidth <rate>
-.. code-block:: none
+ Use this command to configure a Rate-Control policy, set its name
+ and the rate limit you want to have.
- set traffic-policy shaper SHAPER class 30 match HTTP ip protocol tcp
- set traffic-policy shaper SHAPER class 30 match HTTP ip source port 80
+.. cfgcmd:: set traffic-policy rate-control <policy-name> burst <burst-size>
-This will match tcp traffic with source port 80.
+ Use this command to configure a Rate-Control policy, set its name
+ and the size of the bucket in bytes which will be available for
+ burst.
-description
-***********
-.. code-block:: none
+As a reference: for 10mbit/s on Intel, you might need at least 10kbyte
+buffer if you want to reach your configured rate.
- set traffic-policy shaper SHAPER class 30 match MATCH description "match filter description"
+A very small buffer will soon start dropping packets.
-ether
-*****
+.. cfgcmd:: set traffic-policy rate-control <policy-name> latency
-.. code-block:: none
+ Use this command to configure a Rate-Control policy, set its name
+ and the maximum amount of time a packet can be queued (default: 50
+ ms).
- edit traffic-policy shaper SHAPER class 30 match MATCH ether
-destination
-###########
+Rate-Control is a CPU-friendly policy. You might consider using it when
+you just simply want to slow traffic down.
-protocol
-########
+.. _DRR:
-source
-######
+Round robin (DRR)
+-----------------
-interface
-*********
+| **Queueing discipline:** Deficit Round Robin.
+| **Applies to:** Outbound traffic.
-.. code-block:: none
+The round-robin policy is a classful scheduler that divides traffic in
+different classes_ you can configure (up to 4096). You can embed_ a
+new policy into each of those classes (default included).
+
+Each class is assigned a deficit counter (the number of bytes that a
+flow is allowed to transmit when it is its turn) initialized to quantum.
+Quantum is a parameter you configure which acts like a credit of fix
+bytes the counter receives on each round. Then the Round-Robin policy
+starts moving its Round Robin pointer through the queues. If the deficit
+counter is greater than the packet's size at the head of the queue, this
+packet will be sent and the value of the counter will be decremented by
+the packet size. Then, the size of the next packet will be compared to
+the counter value again, repeating the process. Once the queue is empty
+or the value of the counter is insufficient, the Round-Robin pointer
+will move to the next queue. If the queue is empty, the value of the
+deficit counter is reset to 0.
- edit traffic-policy shaper SHAPER class 30 match MATCH interface <interface-name>
+At every round, the deficit counter adds the quantum so that even large
+packets will have their opportunity to be dequeued.
-ip
-**
-.. code-block:: none
- edit traffic-policy shaper SHAPER class 30 match MATCH ip
+.. cfgcmd:: set traffic-policy round-robin <policy name> class
+ <class-ID> quantum <packets>
-destination
-###########
+ Use this command to configure a Round-Robin policy, set its name, set
+ a class ID, and the quantum for that class. The deficit counter will
+ add that value each round.
-.. code-block:: none
+.. cfgcmd:: set traffic-policy round-robin <policy name> class
+ <class ID> queue-limit <packets>
- set destination address IPv4-SUBNET
- set destination port U32-PORT
+ Use this command to configure a Round-Robin policy, set its name, set
+ a class ID, and the queue size in packets.
-dscp
-####
+As with other policies, Round-Robin can embed_ another policy into a
+class through the ``queue-type`` setting.
.. code-block:: none
- set dscp DSCPVALUE
+ vyos@vyos# set traffic-policy round-robin DRR class 10 queue-type
+ Possible completions:
+ fq-codel Fair Queue Codel
+ fair-queue Stochastic Fair Queue (SFQ)
+ drop-tail First-In-First-Out (FIFO)
+ priority Priority queueing based on DSCP
+
-max-length
-##########
-.. code-block:: none
-
- set max-length U32-MAXLEN
-Will match ipv4 packets with a total length lesser than set value.
+.. _Shaper:
-protocol
-########
+Shaper
+------
-.. code-block:: none
+| **Queueing discipline:** Hierarchical Token Bucket.
+| **Applies to:** Outbound traffic.
- set protocol <IP PROTOCOL>
-source
-######
-
-.. code-block:: none
+The Shaper policy does not guarantee a low delay, but it does guarantee
+bandwidth to different traffic classes and also lets you decide how to
+allocate more traffic once the guarantees are met.
- set source address IPv4-SUBNET
- set source port U32-PORT
+Each class can have a guaranteed part of the total bandwidth defined for
+the whole policy, so all those shares together should not be higher
+than the policy's whole bandwidth.
-tcp
-###
+If guaranteed traffic for a class is met and there is room for more
+traffic, the ceiling parameter can be used to set how much more
+bandwidth could be used. If guaranteed traffic is met and there are
+several classes willing to use their ceilings, the priority parameter
+will establish the order in which that additional traffic will be
+allocated. Priority can be any number from 0 to 7. The lower the number,
+the higher the priority.
-.. note:: You must set ip protocol to TCP to use the TCP filters.
-.. note:: This filter will only match packets with an IPv4 header length of
- 20 bytes (which is the majority of IPv4 packets anyway).
+.. cfgcmd:: set traffic-policy shaper <policy-name> bandwidth <rate>
-.. code-block:: none
+ Use this command to configure a Shaper policy, set its name
+ and the maximum bandwidth for all combined traffic.
- set tcp ack
-Will match tcp packets with ACK flag set.
+.. cfgcmd:: set traffic-policy shaper <policy-name> class <class-ID> bandwidth <rate>
-.. code-block:: none
+ Use this command to configure a Shaper policy, set its name, define
+ a class and set the guaranteed traffic you want to allocate to that
+ class.
- set tcp syn
+.. cfgcmd:: set traffic-policy shaper <policy-name> class <class-ID> burst <bytes>
-Will match tcp packets with SYN flag set.
+ Use this command to configure a Shaper policy, set its name, define
+ a class and set the size of the `tocken bucket`_ in bytes, which will
+ be available to be sent at maximum speed (default: 15Kb).
-ipv6
-****
+.. cfgcmd:: set traffic-policy shaper <policy-name> class <class-ID> ceiling <bandwidth>
-.. code-block:: none
+ Use this command to configure a Shaper policy, set its name, define
+ a class and set the maximum speed possible for this class. The
+ default ceiling value is the bandwidth value.
- edit traffic-policy shaper SHAPER class 30 match MATCH ipv6
+.. cfgcmd:: set traffic-policy shaper <policy-name> class <class-ID> priority <0-7>
-destination
-###########
+ Use this command to configure a Shaper policy, set its name, define
+ a class and set the priority for usage of available bandwidth once
+ guarantees have been met. The lower the priority number, the higher
+ the priority. The default priority value is 0, the highest priority.
- .. code-block:: none
- set destination address IPv6-SUBNET
- set destination port U32-PORT
+As with other policies, Shaper can embed_ other policies into its
+classes through the ``queue-type`` setting and then configure their
+parameters.
-dscp
-####
.. code-block:: none
- set dscp DSCPVALUE
+ vyos@vyos# set traffic-policy shaper HTB class 10 queue-type
+ Possible completions:
+ fq-codel Fair Queue Codel
+ fair-queue Stochastic Fair Queue (SFQ)
+ drop-tail First-In-First-Out (FIFO)
+ priority Priority queueing based on DSCP
+ random-detect
+ Random Early Detection (RED)
-max-length
-##########
.. code-block:: none
- set max-length U32-MAXLEN
+ vyos@vyos# set traffic-policy shaper HTB class 10
+ Possible completions:
+ bandwidth Bandwidth used for this class
+ burst Burst size for this class (default: 15kb)
+ ceiling Bandwidth limit for this class
+ codel-quantum
+ fq-codel - Number of bytes used as 'deficit' (default 1514)
+ description Description for this traffic class
+ flows fq-codel - Number of flows (default 1024)
+ interval fq-codel - Interval (milliseconds) used to measure the delay (default 100)
+ +> match Class matching rule name
+ priority Priority for usage of excess bandwidth
+ queue-limit Maximum queue size (packets)
+ queue-type Queue type for this class
+ set-dscp Change the Differentiated Services (DiffServ) field in the IP header
+ target fq-codel - Acceptable minimum queue delay (milliseconds)
+
+
+
+Example
+^^^^^^^
-Will match ipv6 packets with a payload length lesser than set value.
+A simple example of Shaper using priorities.
-protocol
-########
.. code-block:: none
- set protocol IPPROTOCOL
+ set traffic-policy shaper MY-HTB bandwidth '50mbit'
+ set traffic-policy shaper MY-HTB class 10 bandwidth '10%'
+ set traffic-policy shaper MY-HTB class 10 ceiling '15%'
+ set traffic-policy shaper MY-HTB class 10 match ADDRESS10 ip source address '192.168.10.0/24'
+ set traffic-policy shaper MY-HTB class 10 priority '0'
+ set traffic-policy shaper MY-HTB class 10 queue-type 'fair-queue'
+ set traffic-policy shaper MY-HTB class 20 bandwidth '10%'
+ set traffic-policy shaper MY-HTB class 20 ceiling '50%'
+ set traffic-policy shaper MY-HTB class 20 match ADDRESS20 ip source address '192.168.20.0/24'
+ set traffic-policy shaper MY-HTB class 20 priority '3'
+ set traffic-policy shaper MY-HTB class 20 queue-type 'fair-queue'
+ set traffic-policy shaper MY-HTB class 30 bandwidth '10%'
+ set traffic-policy shaper MY-HTB class 30 ceiling '50%'
+ set traffic-policy shaper MY-HTB class 30 match ADDRESS30 ip source address '192.168.30.0/24'
+ set traffic-policy shaper MY-HTB class 30 priority '5'
+ set traffic-policy shaper MY-HTB class 30 queue-type 'fair-queue'
+ set traffic-policy shaper MY-HTB default bandwidth '10%'
+ set traffic-policy shaper MY-HTB default ceiling '100%'
+ set traffic-policy shaper MY-HTB default priority '7'
+ set traffic-policy shaper MY-HTB default queue-type 'fair-queue'
+
+
+
+.. _ingress-shaping:
+
+The case of ingress shaping
+===========================
+
+| **Applies to:** Inbound traffic.
+
+For the ingress traffic of an interface, there is only one policy you
+can directly apply, a **Limiter** policy. This workaround lets you
+redirect every incoming traffic to an in-between virtual interface to
+which you will be able to apply there an outbound policy. That
+in-between virtual interface" is possible because of the configuration
+of an Intermediate Functional Block IFB_. That is how it is possible to
+do an "ingress shaping".
-source
-######
.. code-block:: none
- set source address IPv6-SUBNET
- set source port U32-PORT
+ set traffic-policy shaper MY-INGRESS-SHAPING bandwidth 1000kbit
+ set traffic-policy shaper MY-INGRESS-SHAPING default bandwidth 1000kbit
+ set traffic-policy shaper MY-INGRESS-SHAPING default queue-type fair-queue
+
+ set interfaces input ifb0 traffic-policy out MY-INGRESS-SHAPING
+ set interfaces ethernet eth0 redirect ifb0
-tcp
-###
-.. note:: You must set ipv6 protocol to TCP to use the TCP filters.
-.. note:: This filter will only match IPv6 packets with no header extension, see
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPv6_packet#Extension_headers for no header
- extension.
+Applying a traffic policy
+=========================
-.. code-block:: none
-
- set tcp ack
-
-Will match tcp packets with ACK flag set.
+Once a traffic-policy is created, you can apply it to an interface:
.. code-block:: none
- set tcp syn
-
-Will match tcp packets with SYN flag set.
+ set interfaces etherhet eth0 traffic-policy out WAN-OUT
-mark
-****
+You can only apply one policy per interface and direction, but you can
+have several policies working at the same time:
.. code-block:: none
- set traffic-policy shaper SHAPER class 30 match MATCH mark **firewall-mark**
+ set interfaces ethernet eth0 traffic-policy in WAN-IN
+ set interfaces etherhet eth0 traffic-policy out WAN-OUT
+ set interfaces etherhet eth1 traffic-policy out WAN-OUT
+ set interfaces ethernet eth2 traffic-policy out LAN-IN
+ set interfaces ethernet eth2 traffic-policy out LAN-OUT
-vif
-***
-.. code-block:: none
- set traffic-policy shaper SHAPER class 30 match MATCH vif **vlan-tag**
-.. code-block:: none
- set interfaces ethernet eth0 traffic-policy out 'WAN-OUT'
- set interfaces ethernet eth1 traffic-policy out 'LAN-OUT'
+.. _that can give you a great deal of flexibility: https://blog.vyos.io/using-the-policy-route-and-packet-marking-for-custom-qos-matches
.. _tc: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tc_(Linux)
-.. _TBF: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Token_bucket
+.. _tocken bucket: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Token_bucket
.. _HFSC: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hierarchical_fair-service_curve
.. _IFB: https://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/networking/ifb
diff --git a/docs/services/console-server.rst b/docs/services/console-server.rst
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+.. _console_server:
+
+##############
+Console-Server
+##############
+
+Starting of with VyOS 1.3 (equuleus) we added support for running VyOS as an
+Out-of-Band Management device which provides remote access by means of SSH to
+directly attached serial interfaces.
+
+Serial interfaces can be any interface which is directly connected to the CPU
+or chipset (mostly known as a ttyS interface in Linux) or any other USB to
+serial converter (Prolific PL2303 or FTDI FT232/FT4232 based chips).
+
+If you happened to use a Cisco NM-16A - Sixteen Port Async Network Module or
+NM-32A - Thirty-two Port Async Network Module - this is your VyOS replacement.
+
+Setup
+=====
+
+In the past serial interface have been defined as ttySx and ttyUSBx where x was
+an instance number of the serial interface. It was discovered that from system
+boot to system boot the mapping of USB based serial interfaces will differ,
+depending which driver was loaded first by the operating system. This will become
+rather painful if you not only have serial interfaces for a console server
+connected but in addition also a serial backed :ref:`wwan-interface`.
+
+To overcome this issue and the fact that in almost 50% of all cheap USB to serial
+converters there is no serial number programmed, the USB to serial interface is
+now directly identified by the USB root bridge and bus it connects to. This
+somehow mimics the new network interface definitions we see in recend Linux
+distributions.
+
+For additional details you can refer to https://phabricator.vyos.net/T2490.
+
+.. opcmd:: show system usb
+
+ Retrieve a tree like representation of all connected USB devices.
+
+ .. note:: If a device is unplugged and re-plugged it will receive a new
+ Port, Dev, If identification.
+
+ .. code-block:: none
+
+ vyos@vyos:~$ show system usb
+ /: Bus 03.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=ehci-pci/2p, 480M
+ |__ Port 1: Dev 2, If 0, Class=Hub, Driver=hub/4p, 480M
+ |__ Port 3: Dev 4, If 0, Class=Vendor Specific Class, Driver=qcserial, 480M
+ |__ Port 3: Dev 4, If 2, Class=Vendor Specific Class, Driver=qcserial, 480M
+ |__ Port 3: Dev 4, If 3, Class=Vendor Specific Class, Driver=qcserial, 480M
+ |__ Port 3: Dev 4, If 8, Class=Vendor Specific Class, Driver=qmi_wwan, 480M
+ /: Bus 02.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=xhci_hcd/2p, 5000M
+ /: Bus 01.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=xhci_hcd/2p, 480M
+ |__ Port 1: Dev 2, If 0, Class=Vendor Specific Class, Driver=pl2303, 12M
+ |__ Port 2: Dev 3, If 0, Class=Hub, Driver=hub/4p, 480M
+ |__ Port 4: Dev 5, If 2, Class=Vendor Specific Class, Driver=ftdi_sio, 480M
+ |__ Port 4: Dev 5, If 0, Class=Vendor Specific Class, Driver=ftdi_sio, 480M
+ |__ Port 4: Dev 5, If 3, Class=Vendor Specific Class, Driver=ftdi_sio, 480M
+ |__ Port 4: Dev 5, If 1, Class=Vendor Specific Class, Driver=ftdi_sio, 480M
+ |__ Port 3: Dev 4, If 0, Class=Hub, Driver=hub/4p, 480M
+ |__ Port 3: Dev 6, If 0, Class=Hub, Driver=hub/4p, 480M
+ |__ Port 4: Dev 8, If 2, Class=Vendor Specific Class, Driver=ftdi_sio, 480M
+ |__ Port 4: Dev 8, If 0, Class=Vendor Specific Class, Driver=ftdi_sio, 480M
+ |__ Port 4: Dev 8, If 3, Class=Vendor Specific Class, Driver=ftdi_sio, 480M
+ |__ Port 4: Dev 8, If 1, Class=Vendor Specific Class, Driver=ftdi_sio, 480M
+ |__ Port 4: Dev 7, If 3, Class=Vendor Specific Class, Driver=ftdi_sio, 480M
+ |__ Port 4: Dev 7, If 1, Class=Vendor Specific Class, Driver=ftdi_sio, 480M
+ |__ Port 4: Dev 7, If 2, Class=Vendor Specific Class, Driver=ftdi_sio, 480M
+ |__ Port 4: Dev 7, If 0, Class=Vendor Specific Class, Driver=ftdi_sio, 480M
+
+
+.. opcmd:: show system usb
+
+ Retrieve a list and description of all connected USB serial devices. The device name
+ displayed, e.g. `usb0b2.4p1.0` can be directly used when accessing the serial console
+ as console-server device.
+
+ .. code-block:: none
+
+ vyos@vyos$ show system usb serial
+ Device Model Vendor
+ ------ ------ ------
+ usb0b1.3p1.0 MC7710 Sierra Wireless, Inc.
+ usb0b1.3p1.2 MC7710 Sierra Wireless, Inc.
+ usb0b1.3p1.3 MC7710 Sierra Wireless, Inc.
+ usb0b1p1.0 USB-Serial_Controller_D Prolific Technology, Inc.
+ usb0b2.3.3.4p1.0 Quad_RS232-HS Future Technology Devices International, Ltd
+ usb0b2.3.3.4p1.1 Quad_RS232-HS Future Technology Devices International, Ltd
+ usb0b2.3.3.4p1.2 Quad_RS232-HS Future Technology Devices International, Ltd
+ usb0b2.3.3.4p1.3 Quad_RS232-HS Future Technology Devices International, Ltd
+ usb0b2.3.4p1.0 Quad_RS232-HS Future Technology Devices International, Ltd
+ usb0b2.3.4p1.1 Quad_RS232-HS Future Technology Devices International, Ltd
+ usb0b2.3.4p1.2 Quad_RS232-HS Future Technology Devices International, Ltd
+ usb0b2.3.4p1.3 Quad_RS232-HS Future Technology Devices International, Ltd
+ usb0b2.4p1.0 Quad_RS232-HS Future Technology Devices International, Ltd
+ usb0b2.4p1.1 Quad_RS232-HS Future Technology Devices International, Ltd
+ usb0b2.4p1.2 Quad_RS232-HS Future Technology Devices International, Ltd
+ usb0b2.4p1.3 Quad_RS232-HS Future Technology Devices International, Ltd
+
+
+Configuration
+=============
+
+Between computers, the most common configuration used was "8N1": eight bit
+characters, with one start bit, one stop bit, and no parity bit. Thus 10 Baud
+times are used to send a single character, and so dividing the signalling
+bit-rate by ten results in the overall transmission speed in characters per
+second. This is also the default setting if none of those options are defined.
+
+.. cfgcmd:: service console-server <device> data-bits
+
+ Configure either seven or eight data bits. This defaults to eight data
+ bits if left unconfigured.
+
+.. cfgcmd:: service console-server <device> description
+
+ A user friendly description identifying the connected peripheral.
+
+.. cfgcmd:: service console-server <device> parity [even | odd | none]
+
+ Set the parity option for the console. If unset this will default to none.
+
+.. cfgcmd:: service console-server <device> stop-bits
+
+ Configure either one or two stop bits. This defaults to one stop bits if
+ left unconfigured.
+
+.. cfgcmd:: service console-server <device> speed <baudrate>
+
+ .. note:: USB to serial converters will handle most of their work in software
+ so you should be carefull with the selected baudrate as some times they
+ can't cope with the expected speed.
+
+Remote Access
+-------------
+
+Each individual configured console-server device can be directly exposed to
+the outside world. A user can directly connect via SSH to the configured
+port.
+
+.. cfgcmd:: service console-server <device> ssh port <port>
+
+ Accept SSH connections for the given `<device>` on TCP port `<port>`.
+ After successfull authentication the user will be directly dropped to
+ the connected serial device.
+
+ .. hint:: Multiple users can connect to the same serial device but only
+ one is allowed to write to the console port.
+
+Operation
+=========
+
+.. opcmd:: show console-server ports
+
+ Show configured serial ports and their respective interface configuration.
+
+ .. code-block:: none
+
+ vyos@vyos:~$ show console-server ports
+ usb0b2.4p1.0 on /dev/serial/by-bus/usb0b2.4p1.0@ at 9600n
+
+.. opcmd:: show console-server user
+
+ Show currently connected users.
+
+ .. code-block::
+
+ vyos@vyos:~$ show console-server user
+ usb0b2.4p1.0 up vyos@localhost
+
+
+.. opcmd:: connect console-server <device>
+
+ Locally connect to serial port identified by `<device>`.
+
+ .. code-block:: none
+
+ vyos@vyos-r1:~$ connect console-server usb0b2.4p1.0
+ [Enter `^Ec?' for help]
+ [-- MOTD -- VyOS Console Server]
+
+ vyos-r2 login:
+
+ .. hint:: Multiple users can connect to the same serial device but only
+ one is allowed to write to the console port.
+
+ .. hint:: The sequence ``^Ec?`` translates to: ``Ctrl+E c ?``. To quit
+ the session use: ``Ctrl+E c .``
diff --git a/docs/services/index.rst b/docs/services/index.rst
index cc6b96ae..76520b52 100644
--- a/docs/services/index.rst
+++ b/docs/services/index.rst
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ This chapter describes the available system/network services provided by VyOS.
:maxdepth: 1
conntrack
+ console-server
dhcp
dns-forwarding
dynamic-dns