Re: The Qos PipeDream [Was: RE: Two Tiered Internet]

[John Kristoff <jtk () northwestern edu>]

On Fri, 16 Dec 2005 03:29:29 +0000 (GMT)
"Christopher L. Morrow" <christopher.morrow () mci com> wrote:

> > In my experience that is easier said than done.  However, you remind
> > me of what I think is what most who say they want QoS are really
> > after. DoS protection.  By focusing on DoS mitigation instead of
> > trying to provide service differentiation, things begin to make more
> > sense and actually become much more practical and deployable.
>
> how does qos help with a dos attack?

My point is that it's not QoS, it's DoS mitigation.  Whatever that
means to you, that is the solution I think most people may ultimately
be looking for when they say they want QoS.

John