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350-401 · Question #320

Which QoS queuing method transmits packets out of the interface in the order the packets arrive?

The correct answer is C. FIFO. FIFO (First-In, First-Out) is a queuing method that transmits packets strictly in the order they were received, without any prioritization.

Submitted by eva_at· Mar 6, 2026Infrastructure

Question

Which QoS queuing method transmits packets out of the interface in the order the packets arrive?

Options

  • Acustom
  • Bweighted- fair
  • CFIFO
  • Dpriority

How the community answered

(58 responses)
  • A
    3% (2)
  • B
    2% (1)
  • C
    93% (54)
  • D
    2% (1)

Why each option

FIFO (First-In, First-Out) is a queuing method that transmits packets strictly in the order they were received, without any prioritization.

Acustom

Custom queuing assigns packets to specific queues based on defined criteria and services them in a round-robin fashion, not strictly by arrival order.

Bweighted- fair

Weighted Fair Queuing (WFQ) provides fair bandwidth allocation by prioritizing smaller packets and traffic from low-volume conversations, reordering packets from their arrival sequence.

CFIFOCorrect

FIFO (First-In, First-Out) queuing transmits packets from the interface in the exact sequence they arrived, ensuring no prioritization or reordering occurs based on content or type.

Dpriority

Priority queuing strictly prioritizes packets by assigning them to different priority queues, ensuring higher-priority packets are transmitted before lower-priority ones, regardless of arrival order.

Concept tested: QoS queuing methods (FIFO)

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/ios-xml/ios/qos_conmgt/configuration/xe-16/qos-conmgt-xe-16-book/qos-conmgt-xe-16-chap.html#concept_z53_m22_yz

Topics

#FIFO queuing#QoS#packet scheduling#queuing methods

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