On Catalyst 9300 switches running IOS XE 17.15, the default trust mode for a port is DSCP-based, falling back to CoS when the incoming packet is a pure Layer 2 packet.

Checked 2026-10-02

Note that the default trust mode for a port is DSCP based.
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Catalyst 9300
Subsystem
QoS trust
Deployment
on-premises
Region
not restricted
Release range
IOS XE 17.15.x
Checked
2026-10-02

Sources

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, October 2). Troubleshooting voice QoS markings that are stripped or ignored: source note voice-qos-troubleshooting-c9300-default-trust-dscp. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/voice-qos-troubleshooting-c9300-default-trust-dscp

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-voice-qos-troubleshooting-c9300-default-trust-dscp,
  title  = {Troubleshooting voice QoS markings that are stripped or ignored: source note voice-qos-troubleshooting-c9300-default-trust-dscp},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/voice-qos-troubleshooting-c9300-default-trust-dscp},
  note   = {Source note voice-qos-troubleshooting-c9300-default-trust-dscp, checked 2026-10-02}
}

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