The MPLS WG Archive

[Snigdho Bardalai <snigdho.bardalai@fnc.fujitsu.com>]

Neetu Gupta wrote:

> Hello,
>     I've a doubt. Please clarify it.
>
>     We are implementing both Integrated Signaling and Diff Serv LSPs
> using RSVP in the MPLS Domain.
>
>     Now, my question is: Do the Applications running on the Host machine
> have to be RSVP Aware only or not? Can we run a general Application? If
> we can, then how will the Type of Service byte in the IP Header be set
> specifying the Class of Service with which the data packets of the
> Application will be sent.
>

Hi Neetu,

If you expect to have a DiffServ compliant application the IP header TOS
bits should contain the DiffServ DSCP values like expedited, assured
services etc.

But if you expect to support Integrated Services the TOS bits in the IP
header may not have any significance.

Snigdho

>
> -neetu

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