Written by an expert in the field, this hands-on guide will help you determine if you should utilize Quality of Service (QoS) solutions in your network. From choosing the best plan and products for your network to building and implementing QoS, you'll find all the information you'll need to keep your network running smoothly.
To help you decide if QoS is right for your network, this book covers:
- Factors behind the recent interest in QoS, Class of Service (CoS), and policy-based networking
- End-user and enterprise-wide requirements
- Specialized QoS requirements of real-time speech and video, client/server processing, and protocols
- Basic technologies used to provide QoS solutions
- The latest information on QoS solutions, including: Overprovisioning, Isolation, LAN QoS, Frame Relay, ATM and MPOA, IP Type of Service and Filtering, IP Integrated Services and RSVP, IP Differentiated Services, Traffic Shaping, and QoS Policy Management and Measurement
- Microsoft PowerPoint presentations of each chapter’s material
- Updated information for each chapter
- Updated references for all chapters, with links to relevant sites
(text from the publisher)

TABLE OF CONTENTS
The Importance of Quality of Service.
Enterprise-Wide and User Requirements.
Applications and Infrastructure Issues.
Network QoS Design Specifications.
Requirements Methodology.
Basic QoS Technologies.
Solution Building Blocks.
Glossary.
Bibliography.
Index.