The router must limit the use of resources by priority.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
SRG-NET-000194-RTR-000082	SRG-NET-000194-RTR-000082	SRG-NET-000194-RTR-000082_rule		Medium

Description
Different applications have unique requirements and tolerance levels for delay, jitter, bandwidth, packet loss, and availability. To manage the multitude of applications and services, a network requires a Quality of Service (QoS) framework to differentiate traffic and provide a method to avoid and manage network congestion. When network congestion occurs, all traffic has an equal chance of being dropped. A QoS implementation categorizes network traffic into classes and provides priority treatment based on the classification.

Description

Different applications have unique requirements and tolerance levels for delay, jitter, bandwidth, packet loss, and availability. To manage the multitude of applications and services, a network requires a Quality of Service (QoS) framework to differentiate traffic and provide a method to avoid and manage network congestion. When network congestion occurs, all traffic has an equal chance of being dropped. A QoS implementation categorizes network traffic into classes and provides priority treatment based on the classification.

STIG	Date
Router Security Requirements Guide	2013-07-30

Details

Check Text ( C-SRG-NET-000194-RTR-000082_chk )
Review the router documentation and system configuration to determine if resource prioritization is implemented as part of the router application. If the system is not configured to prioritize resources, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-SRG-NET-000194-RTR-000082_fix)
Configure the router to limit the use of resources by priority.