Supported standards and draft standards
These RFCs and Internet drafts describe the standards on which this QoS implementation is based.
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| RFC 2474 | Definition of the Differentiated Services Field (DS Field) in the IPv4 and IPv6 Headers |
| RFC 2475 | An Architecture for Differentiated Services |
| RFC 1633 | Integrated Services in the Internet Architecture: an Overview |
| RFC 2205 | Resource ReSerVation Protocol (RSVP) |
| RFC 2210 | The Use of RSVP with IETF Integrated Services |
| RFC 2211 | Specification of the Controlled-Load Network Element Service |
| RFC 2212 | Specification of Guaranteed Quality of Service |
| RFC 2215 | General Characterization Parameters for Integrated Service Network Elements |
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| draft-ietf-diffserv-framework-01.txt, October 1998 | A Framework for Differentiated Services |
| draft-ietf-diffserv-rsvp-01.txt, November 1998 | A Framework for Use of RSVP with DIFF-serv Networks |
| draft-ietf-diffserv-phb-ef-01.txt | An Expedited Forwarding PHB |
| draft-ietf-diffserv-af-04.txt | Assured Forwarding PHB Group |
| draft-rajan-policy-qosschema-00.txt, October 1998 | Schema for Differentiated Services and Integrated Services in Networks |
| draft-ietf-rap-framework-01.txt, November 1998 | A Framework for Policy-based Admission Control[25] |
| draft-ietf-rap-rsvp-ext-01.txt, November 1998 | RSVP Extensions for Policy Control |
Note: QoS is an emerging Internet technology. There are
many benefits of QoS at all stages of deployment. However, true end-to-end
services can only be realized when QoS support exists all along a
particular route.