Classifier UDP traffic in WAAS

[Plinio Brandao]

Hi Community,

Maybe my question be simple and fully basic, but I'm confused about what I want to do.

I verified that WAAS don't optimize no-TCP traffic, but I'd like to know if is possible to classifi an UDP traffic. In the capture from both WAAS I can see the traffic passthrough the appliances.

I tried to create a Class-Map and a Policy, but I don't see the "match" in this traffic. Maybe the Class-Map and the Policy are used only for TCP traffic.

Is there any way to classifi the UDP traffic in WAAS.

WAAS version 5.1.1 WAVE-694

Thank you in advance.

[Michael Korenbaum]

WAAS does not perform any actions on non-TCP traffic.    If you are trying to apply some DSCP marking I'd suggest doing this on the switch or router before / after the WAAS device.

[Plinio Brandao]

Hi Michael,

Thank you very much for your rapid feedback.

Just a comment: I want to know is if it's possible to classify (turn it in a known traffic) this traffic. For example, if the application uses the UDP destination port 17000, I create a class to this traffic naming it AppCustom. Then, in the dashboard, this application will be shown as a known traffic (AppCustom 20%).

Is it possible? At this moment, the idea is identify my traffic and not optimize or accelerate this UDP traffic.

Thank you again.

[Michael Korenbaum · Accepted solution]

No this is not possible.  WAAS policy engine does not intercept non-TCP traffic.  Hence you can not classify / report on it.