Description: This object identifies the queuing discipline that is associated with the specified queue.

A value of fifo(1) indicates that the queue is serviced on a first-in-first-out (FIFO) basis. This discipline is generally employed when only a single queue is available for a given interface.

A value of pq(2) indicates that the queue is serviced using a priority queuing discipline. This technique is used when several queues are available for a given interface. Each queue is assigned a priority and queues are serviced in order of priority. Higher priority queues are completely drained before lower priority queues are serviced.

A value of fq(3) indicates that the queue is serviced using a fair queuing discipline. This technique is used when several queues are available for a given interface. Each queue is treated equally and is serviced in a round-robin fashion.

A value of wfq(4) indicates that the queue is serviced using a weighted fair queuing discipline. This technique is used when several queues are available for a given interface. Each queue is serviced based on queue weights which determine the scheduling and frequency of queue servicing. Queues that are assigned a greater weight are implicitly provided with more bandwidth.

A value of wrr(5) indicates that the queue is serviced using a weighted round robin discipline. This technique is used when several queues are available for a given interface. Each queue is serviced based on queue weights which determine the scheduling and frequency of queue servicing. Queues that are assigned a greater weight are implicitly provided with more bandwidth.

Note that the processing disciplines for all of the queues in a given set must be considered when trying to establish a processing profile for a given interface.