Advanced Quality of Service (QoS) for Multi-Service Based IP/MPLS Networks

Description

Advanced QoS for Multi-Service IP/MPLS Networks is the definitive guide to Quality of Service (QoS), with comprehensive information about its features and benefits. Find a solid theoretical and practical overview of how QoS can be implemented to reach the business objectives defined for an IP/MPLS network. Topics include standard QoS models for IP/MPLS networks, essential QoS features, forwarding classes and queuing priorities, buffer management, multipoint shared queuing, hierarchical scheduling, and rate limiting. This book will enable you to create a solid QoS architecture/design, which is mandatory for prioritizing services throughout the network.

CONTENTS:

Introduction.

  Part 1 Fundamentals of IP/MPLS QoS.

  
Chapter 1 The Need for Quality of Service.

  
Chapter 2 QoS Models And Network Convergence.

  
Chapter 3 Understanding Type of Service Markings.

  
Chapter 4 Fundamental QoS Features.

  Part 2 ALSRP QoS Features.

  
Chapter 5 ALSRP Architecture and Quality of Service Implementation.

  
Chapter 6 Network Traffic Classification.

  
Chapter 7 Advanced Traffic Classification.

  
Chapter 8 Queuing and Buffer Management.

  
Chapter 9 Hardware Queue Enabling Options at Access Ingress.

  
Chapter 10 Scheduling.

  
Chapter 11 Hierarchical Scheduling.

  
Chapter 12 Traffic Rate-Limiting.

  
Chapter 13 Special Topics.

  Part 3 Designing Quality of Service.

  
Chapter 14 QoS Design Principles and Service Requirements.

  
Chapter 15 Hierarchical Scheduling Design—A Case Study.

  
Glossary.

  
Index.