QoS for IP/MPLS Networks

Chapter 1 QoS Technology Overview IP QoS Architectures Integrated Services Differentiated Services MPLS Support for IntServ MPLS Support for DiffServ E-LSP L-LSP DiffServ Tunneling Models over MPLS Traffic-Management Mechanisms Traffic Classification Traffic Marking Traffic Policing Traffic Shaping Congestion Management Active Queue Management Link Fragmentation and Interleaving Header Compression QoS Signaling Resource Reservation Protocol Other QoS Signaling Mechanisms Summary References Chapter 2 MPLS TE Technology Overview MPLS TE Introduction Basic Operation of MPLS TE Link Information Distribution Path Computation TE LSP Signaling Traffic Selection DiffServ-Aware Traffic Engineering Class-Types and TE-Classes Bandwidth Constraints Fast Reroute Link Protection Node Protection Summary References Chapter 3 Cisco QoS Cisco QoS Behavioral Model Classification Component Pre-Queuing Component Queuing Component Post-Queuing Component Modular QoS Command-Line Interface Hardware Support for the MQC Traffic-Management Mechanisms Hierarchical Configurations Percentage-Based Rates Parameter Units Processing of Local Traffic Summary References Chapter 4 Cisco MPLS Traffic Engineering Basic Operation of MPLS TE Enabling MPLS TE Defining a TE Tunnel Interface Link Information Distribution Using IS-IS for Link Information Distribution Path Computation Signaling of TE LSPs Traffic Selection DiffServ-Aware Traffic Engineering (DS-TE) Fast Reroute (FRR) Summary References Chapter 5 Backbone Infrastructure Backbone Performance Performance Requirements for Different Applications Segmentation of Performance Targets Factors Affecting Performance Targets Latency Versus Link Utilization Reference Network Edge Nodes QoS Design Alternatives Best-Effort Backbone Best-Effort Backbone with MPLS TE DiffServ Backbone DiffServ Backbone with MPLS TE DiffServ Backbone with DiffServ-Aware Traffic Engineering Adding MPLS TE FRR What Design Should I Use? Summary References Appendix A Command

Santiago Alvarez, CCIE(R) No. 3621, is a technical marketing engineer for Cisco Systems(R) where he has worked on MPLS and QoS since 2000. Prior to Cisco, Santiago worked in software development for Lucent Technologies. He has been involved with computer networking since 1991. Santiago is a frequent speaker at Cisco Networkers Conferences and a periodic contributor to Cisco Packet Magazine. He holds a bachelor of science degree in computer science from EAFIT University in Medellin, Columbia, a master of science degree in computer science from Colorado State University, and a master of science in telecommunications from the University of Colorado at Boulder.