Case Project 4-3:

QoS on a TCP/IP Network Explain the purpose of QoS on a TCP/IP network. Define the basic purpose of
IP precedence, Type of Service, Diffserv, and Explicit Congestion Notification functionality. Give
examples of how you might use QoS characteristics on your network.

QoS stands for Quality of service. This also refers to the overall performance of a network. QoS will
provide different priorities in applications, users, or maybe even data flows to guarantee a certain level
of performance to a data flow.

The Purpose of QoS on a TCP/IP network

This is to provide preferential delivery service for those applications that need it by making sure that
there is enough bandwidth, controlling latency, and helping in reducing data loss.

Here are the following characteristics that are managed by the QoS
1. Bandwidth
2. Latency
3. Jitter
4. Reliability

Purpose of IP Precedence

In the TCP/IP these terms, come under the ToS, also known as Type Of Service.

Tos

The purpose of ToS is defined by a mechanism for assigning a precedence to each IP packet, as well to
request treatment such as high throughput or low latency

Purpose of Diffserv

This relates to classifying the packets as they enter the local network. Diffserv also introduces DSCP that
uses the first 6 bits of the TOS field. Also, each packet will handle packet differently

What is the Purpose of ECN

“is an extension to the Internet Protocol and to the Transmission Control Protocol and is defined in RFC
3168.” ECN will also provide end-to-end notification of network congestion without dropping packets.
This also provides a level of better performance.

Examples of how you might use QoS characteristics on your network

You can use the Qos to guarantee throughput for important applications so that the transactions can be
processed in an acceptable amount of time.

From my understanding you can also use QoS to manage UDP traffic. UDP is known to be a unreliable
protocol and therefore cannot detect congestion on the network
References:

Understanding CoS Explicit Congestion Notification. (n.d.). Retrieved August 24, 2020, from
https://www.juniper.net/documentation/en_US/junos/topics/concept/cos-qfx-series-
explicit-congestion-notification-understanding.html