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TCP/IP Tutorial and Technical Overview - IBM Redbooks

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Chapter 8. Quality of service<br />

With the increased use of the <strong>IP</strong> based networks, including the Internet, there<br />

has been a large focus on providing necessary network resources to certain<br />

applications. That is, it has become better understood that some applications are<br />

more “important” than others, thereby dem<strong>and</strong>ing preferential treatment<br />

throughout an internetwork. Additionally, applications have different dem<strong>and</strong>s,<br />

such as real-time requirements of low latency <strong>and</strong> high b<strong>and</strong>width.<br />

This chapter discusses the topic of traffic prioritization, or quality of service<br />

(QoS). It explains why QoS can be desirable in an intranet, as well as in the<br />

Internet, <strong>and</strong> presents the two main approaches to implementing QoS in <strong>TCP</strong>/<strong>IP</strong><br />

networks:<br />

► Integrated Services<br />

► Differentiated Services<br />

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