A point in the network where EXP bits can be mapped to one of eight predefined FCs, each one with its own queue.

A logical point in a service tunnel where all of customer traffic is aggregated.

A point at which the initial classification of customer traffic occurs.

A point in the network where QoS parameters are discarded in favor of lower-level hardware queuing functions, such as LLI (Link Layer Interleave).

A point in the network where traffic flows from multiple different services are queued together, based on forwarding class.