IEEE: Improving the Quality and Reliability of Traffic Differentiation in IP Networks*

[ashwin kumar]

Abstract - This article preserirs a rriodrrlar schedrrlirrg arcliitecrrrre
for rnulri-QoS rnerric differerrtiariori in class-based
IP networks. The rationale of rlre supported differwuiarion
rrrodrrles is preserrred, highligliriag the disriricr differeariarion
senrantics that inigkt be irsed lo coritrol ?he dela?: loss
arid r-are merr-ics associated ~ i . i r hr lie rraflc classes. The de-
):;sed rnodirles resort to se1,eral relative arid Iijbrid differenriariori
riiodels fo borrrid QoS nierrics ori high pi-ior-it? classes.
In rhe proposed schedirlirrg arcliitectrrre, the differerrtiatiort
irrodrrles niay acr joirrtlj iq order to corirrol siriirilrarieorrsl)~
rririlriple QoS metrics. The rrsirlrs shon rhar irsirig sirriple arid
inriririoe corzjigriratiori procedrrres the proposed architectrire
is able to provide errliariced QoS differeere,iriariotr behavior iri
IP nerworks accordirrg to the users and applications needs.

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