Re: IP QoS case-studies

["K. Scott Bethke" <kbethke () thruport com>]

Pete,

There was an article in the last network world about Worldcom using DiffServ
in its VPN offering, and I found this article as well:

http://www.netcentrex.net/news_and_events/2002_3_22_CommNews_VPN-Outsourcing
Options.shtml

-Scotty


----- Original Message -----
From: "Pete Kruckenberg" <pete () kruckenberg com>
To: <nanog () merit edu>
Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 4:04 PM
Subject: IP QoS case-studies


> I've found there's no shortage of advice and theory about
> the viability of IP QoS (DiffServ) in a large wide-area
> (converged) network.
>
> I have not had much luck with finding documentation about
> experiences implementing and operating such a beast.
> Presumably that's yet another (silent) confirmation that It
> Doesn't Work or There's a Better/Easier Way.
>
> Nevertheless, I'd still like to find anyone who has tried
> (successfully or not) to converge (ie VoIP/H.323/data) a
> high-speed (~ 1Gb/s) IP network and use IP QoS for what it
> is sold to do. White paper/presentation references or
> off-line conversation would be appreciated.
>
> Pete.