Quality of Service

required reading:

RFCs

• Resource ReSerVation Protocol (RSVP) -- Version 1 Functional Specification - RFC 2205 - sec 1-2
• Resource ReSerVation Protocol (RSVP) Version 1 Applicability Statement Some Guidelines on Deployment RFC 2208 -
• General Characterization Parameters for Integrated Service Network Elements RFC 2215 -
• Specification of the Controlled-Load Network Element Service RFC 2211 - - sec 1-9, 13
• Specification of Guaranteed Quality of Service RFC 2212 - - page 1-14
• An Architecture for Differentiated Services RFC 2475 - - sec 1-6
• Definition of the Differentiated Services Field (DS Field) in the IPv4 and IPv6 Headers RFC 2474 - - sec 1-7
• Assured Forwarding PHB Group RFC 2597 - - sec 1-8
• A Single Rate Three Color Marker RFC 2697 -
• An Expedited Forwarding PHB RFC 3246 - 
• Requirements for Resource Priority Mechanisms for the Session Initiation Protocol RFC 3487
• Requirements for Signaling Protocols RFC 3726 - main document - not appendixes
• GIST:  General Internet Signaling Transport - RFC 5971 - sections 1-3

Other Documents

• The economics of the Internet: Utility, utilization, pricing, and Quality of Service, A. M. Odlyzko, University of Minnesota

optional reading:

RFCs that may be of interest

• Resource ReSerVation Protocol (RSVP) -- Version 1 Message Processing Rules RFC 2209 -
• The Use of RSVP with IETF Integrated Services RFC 2210 -
• RSVP over ATM Implementation Guidelines RFC 2379 -
• A Framework for Integrated Services and RSVP over ATM RFC 2382 -
• The COPS (Common Open Policy Service) Protocol RFC 2748 -
• COPS usage for RSVP RFC 2749 -
• RSVP Refresh Overhead Reduction Extensions RFC 2961 -

Other documents that may be of interest

• Quality of Service: Delivering QoS in the Internet and Corporate Networks - P Fergson & G. Huston - Wiley - ISBN 0-471-24358-2