Class of Service (CoS)

Main article: IEEE 802.1p

As related to network tecnolo!"# CoS is a $ %it &eld witin an Eternet fra'e
eader wen (sin! 802.1) ta!!in!. *e &eld speci&es a priorit" val(e of
%etween 0 and + incl(sive tat can %e (sed %" )(alit" of Service ()oS)
disciplines to di,erentiate tra-c.
.ile CoS operates onl" on Eternet at te data link la"er# oter )oS
'ecanis's (s(c as /i,Serv) operate at te network la"er and i!er.
0ters operate on oter p"sical la"er.
Alto(! 802.1) ta!!in! '(st %e ena%led to co''(nicate priorit"
infor'ation fro' end station to switc or switc to switc# so'e switces (se
CoS to internall" classif" tra-c for )oS p(rposes.
1edit2Classi&cation of service
*e ter' can %e (sed !enericall" to refer to te classi&cation of network
tra-c witin network e3(ip'ent %ased on packet inspection. Cisco
i'ple'ents s(c classi&cation tro(! 4etwork56ased Application
7eco!nition (46A7). 46A7 works wit te e8istin! )oS s"ste'.112
1edit2Class of Service (C0S)
As related to le!ac" telepone s"ste's# C0S is often (sed to de&ne te
per'issions an e8tension will ave on a 96: or Centre8. *e Class of Service
acron"' is nor'all" written as C0S vs. CoS as is often (sed in data
networkin! parlance. Certain !ro(ps of (sers 'a" ave a need for e8tended
voice'ail 'essa!e retention wile anoter !ro(p 'a" need te a%ilit" to
forward calls to a cell pone# and still oters ave no need to 'ake calls
o(tside te o-ce. 9er'issions for a !ro(p of e8tensions can %e can!ed %"
'odif"in! a C0S varia%le applied to te entire !ro(p.
C0S is also (sed on tr(nks to de&ne if te" are f(ll5d(ple8# inco'in! onl"# or
o(t!oin! onl".