Technical, commercial, and regulatory challenges of QoS
This book provides a comprehensive examination of Internet QoS theory, standards, vendor implementation and network deployment from the practitioner's point of view, including extensive discussion of related economic and regulatory issues. Written in a technology-light way so that a variety of...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; Boston :
Elsevier / Morgan Kaufmann
c2008.
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| Edición: | 1st edition |
| Colección: | Morgan Kaufmann series in networking.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009627715906719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Technical, Commercial and Regulatory Challenges of QoS: An Internet Service Model Perspective; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Endorsements; Preface; Acknowledgements; About the Author; CHAPTER 1 Introduction; The Big Picture; High-Level Overview of How the Internet Works; PART 1 THE STATUS QUO; CHAPTER 2 What Is QoS?; QoS Is Good User Perception; What Factors Determine the End Users' QoS Perception?; Delay; Delay Variation; Packet Loss Ratio; The Bandwidth Factor; QoS Requirements of Voice, Video, and Data Applications; End-to-End Requirements of Voice
- End-to-End Requirements of Interactive VideoEnd-to-End Requirements of Non-Interactive Video; End-to-End Requirements of Interactive and Non-Interactive Data; Performance of IP Networks; An Optimistic View; A Conservative View; A Realistic View; A Seeming Contradiction in Performance Perception; Summary; CHAPTER 3 Historic Evolution of QoS Solutions; PSTN Solution; Layer-2 QoS Solutions; ATM QoS; Frame Relay QoS; Ethernet QoS; IP QoS Solutions; Integrated Services; Differentiated Services; Hybrid IntservDiffserv; Over Provisioning; Transport-Layer and Application-Layer Solutions
- ITU/ETSI QoS Approach, RACSFinal Observations; Summary; CHAPTER 4 Contemporary QoS Wisdom; Business Model; Soft Assurance vs. Hard Assurance; On-Demand QoS vs. Subscription-Based QoS; Technical Solution; A Common Technical Solution; Some Observations about the Technical Solution; Summary; CHAPTER 5 QoS Reality; Network Performance Reality; Commercial Reality; SLA Is in Place; SLA Is Loose; There Is No QoS Agreement among NSPs; There Are Few Commercial Successes; Summary; PART 2 THE CHALLENGES; CHAPTER 6 Commercial Challenges; The ""Who Should Get"" Challenge; The ""How to Sell"" Challenge
- The ""Double Selling"" DifficultyThe ""Evidence of Poor Quality"" Difficulty; The ""What Assurance to Provide"" Difficulty; The ""Who Should Pay"" Challenge; Business Pay or Consumer Pay?; Calling Consumers Pay or Receiving Consumers Pay?; The ""Lack of Interprovider Settlement"" Challenge; Summary; CHAPTER 7 Regulatory Challenges; The Net Neutrality Debate; Arising of Net Neutrality; The Interest Conflict between the ""Hosts"" and the ""Parasites""; The Net Neutrality Proponent's View; The Opponent's View; The General Public and the Network Industry's View
- Clarifying Some Common Misconceptions about Net NeutralityThe Gist of Net Neutrality; Can Structural Separation Be an Alternative to Net Neutrality?; The Consequences of the Net Neutrality Debate; Government Regulation Uncertainty; The Impact of Net Neutrality on QoS; Regulatory Environment in Other Countries; Summary; CHAPTER 8 Technical Challenges; Integration Challenge; Traffic Management; Routing; Traffic Engineering and MPLS; CDN; Integration Challenge; Complexity Challenge; Complexity/Control Spiral; Complexity Comparison between Internet and PSTN
- Impact of Complexity on Network Reliability and QoS
