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[Ibrahim Okumus <iokumus@mailbox.syr.edu>]

MPLS can support QoS in IP networks by using 3 exp bits as QoS indicator
and used in a diff-serv domain. There are basically 2 different ways to do
this. Either you can use the exp bits to determine the level of QoS ( EF,
AF, etc.) or you can use the whole label and relate that to one of the
PHBs in a diffserv network ( there approaches are E_LSP and L-LSP)



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 Ibrahim Taner OKUMUS           
 Electrical&Computer Eng. Dept. 
 Syracuse University            
 Syracuse New York                       
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On Thu, 27 Sep 2001, krishnakanth.rao wrote:

> 1.How can MPLS be used in providing Quality of Service, i,e. can the label values help in providing Quality of Service to a particular packet
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> 2. Can policies be formulated and deployed in a router(MPLS node) which can look into the packet labels and provide the necessary Quality of Service in the network.
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> Thanks in advance
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> Krishnakanth
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