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Re: BCP regarding TOS transparancy for internet traffic
From: Fred Baker <fred () cisco com>
Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 11:18:42 -0700
On May 25, 2005, at 10:39 AM, Sam Stickland wrote:
While it's true that IP is end-to-end, are fields such as TOS and DSCP meant to be end to end? A case could be argued that they are used by the actual forwarding devices on route in order to make QoS or even routing decisions, and that the end devices shouldn't actually rely on the values of these fields?
It used to be that TCP would reset a session if the TOS byte changed in mid-session. That certainly sounds like an end-to-end expectation.
Current thread:
- BCP regarding TOS transparancy for internet traffic Mikael Abrahamsson (May 25)
- Re: BCP regarding TOS transparancy for internet traffic Valdis . Kletnieks (May 25)
- Re: BCP regarding TOS transparancy for internet traffic Saku Ytti (May 25)
- Re: BCP regarding TOS transparancy for internet traffic Valdis . Kletnieks (May 25)
- Re: BCP regarding TOS transparancy for internet traffic Saku Ytti (May 25)
- Re: BCP regarding TOS transparancy for internet traffic Saku Ytti (May 25)
- Re: BCP regarding TOS transparancy for internet traffic Valdis . Kletnieks (May 25)
- Re: BCP regarding TOS transparancy for internet traffic Eric A. Hall (May 25)
- Re: BCP regarding TOS transparancy for internet traffic Sam Stickland (May 25)
- Re: BCP regarding TOS transparancy for internet traffic Fred Baker (May 25)
- Re: BCP regarding TOS transparancy for internet traffic Alan Hannan (May 25)
- Re: BCP regarding TOS transparancy for internet traffic Eric A. Hall (May 25)
- Re: BCP regarding TOS transparancy for internet traffic Sam Stickland (May 25)
- Re: BCP regarding TOS transparancy for internet traffic Kevin Oberman (May 25)
- Re: BCP regarding TOS transparancy for internet traffic Eric A. Hall (May 25)
- Re: BCP regarding TOS transparancy for internet traffic Saku Ytti (May 25)
- Re: BCP regarding TOS transparancy for internet traffic Eric A. Hall (May 25)
- Re: BCP regarding TOS transparancy for internet traffic sthaug (May 25)
- Re: BCP regarding TOS transparancy for internet traffic Eric A. Hall (May 25)
- Re: BCP regarding TOS transparancy for internet traffic Saku Ytti (May 25)
- Re: BCP regarding TOS transparancy for internet traffic Lars Erik Gullerud (May 25)