Re: IPv6 QoS Implmentation

[peter dawson <peterdd at GTO.NET.OM>]

Austin ;

Austin Poulton wrote:

> Hi -
> i have read through the ipv6 standards and drafts (as they are
> currently)
> and although there is space allocated in the ip6 header for
> traffic class
> and flow id, no clear indication is given of QoS functionality
> within the
> protocol.
> Does anyone know of an ip6 implementation with intrinsic QoS
> support -
> a CAC, flow policing fucntions, signalling etc.
>

To the best of my knowledgen there is no  further difination
onhow Flow labels would be actaully implementated and is still
unclear.

> Is there a QoS model particular to ip6  (not rsvp) that the
> ietf is
> considering?
>

I think it would be  MPLS on IP  ( I don't know much about this )

or FAst IP based on NHRP , however Connecvitiy remians goverened
by
the Router based policies. This I tend to belive (IMO) is more of
a performace
optimising technique rather then QoS.

> It seems to me that the only solution currently is rsvp with
> ip6 - is there
> any hope of QoS being built into the layer 3 protocol?
>

Vendor specific implemtation is considered.with the range of SSR
(SmartSwitchRouter ) products.


/pete