Selecting MPLS VPN Services

Chapter 5. Implementing Quality of Service

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This chapter covers the following topics:

• Introduction to QoS

• QoS Tool Chest: Understanding the Mechanisms

• Building the Policy Framework

• IP/VPN QoS Strategy

• Identification of Traffic

• QoS requirements for Voice, Video, and Data

• The LAN Edge: L2 Configurations

• Case Study: QoS in the Acme, Inc. Network

• QoS Reporting

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This chapter’s objectives are to define the options and technical implementations for the various types of quality of service (QoS) required by enterprises for typical virtual private network (VPN) deployments. Service providers and enterprises typically build parallel networks to support the transport of data, voice, video, and mission-critical and non-mission-critical ...