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350-401 · Question #1307

Refer to the exhibit. An engineer receives an error when applying low latency queuing on a new switch. What is causing this policy to fail?

The correct answer is D. Low latency queuing needs to be applied inbound. Low latency queuing (LLQ) policies are fundamentally designed for traffic shaping and prioritization on the outbound direction of an interface, and attempting to apply them inbound will typically result in a configuration error.

Submitted by rohit_dlh· Mar 6, 2026Infrastructure

Question

Refer to the exhibit. An engineer receives an error when applying low latency queuing on a new switch. What is causing this policy to fail?

Exhibits

350-401 question #1307 exhibit 1
350-401 question #1307 exhibit 2

Options

  • AThere is no bandwidth rate applied for the priority queue.
  • BThere is no action after the set statement.
  • CTraffic marking should be completed on a different policy
  • DLow latency queuing needs to be applied inbound

How the community answered

(36 responses)
  • A
    19% (7)
  • B
    6% (2)
  • C
    8% (3)
  • D
    67% (24)

Why each option

Low latency queuing (LLQ) policies are fundamentally designed for traffic shaping and prioritization on the outbound direction of an interface, and attempting to apply them inbound will typically result in a configuration error.

AThere is no bandwidth rate applied for the priority queue.

While a 'priority' queue can optionally have a 'bandwidth' limit, its absence does not typically cause the entire LLQ policy to fail upon application; it simply means the priority queue has no explicit rate limit.

BThere is no action after the set statement.

A 'set' statement within a policy map does not necessarily require an immediate subsequent action; its purpose is usually to mark traffic, which can be an endpoint action for a class.

CTraffic marking should be completed on a different policy

While traffic marking can be performed in a separate policy or on an ingress interface, this is a design choice and not a reason for an LLQ policy to fail upon application.

DLow latency queuing needs to be applied inboundCorrect

Low latency queuing (LLQ) is primarily an egress QoS feature, meaning it must be applied on the outbound direction of an interface ('service-policy output') to correctly prioritize and queue traffic as it leaves the device. Applying it inbound ('service-policy input') will result in an error or incorrect behavior because queuing decisions are made on transmission.

Concept tested: QoS policy application direction

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/ios/qos/configuration/guide/qos_c/qoscovw.html

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#Cisco QoS#Low Latency Queuing#QoS Policy Application

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