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-[Acronym] for __T__ype __O__f __S__ervice.
-
-These are the
bits in
the beginning of the
[IP] header which try and say
how you want this packet
treated, you can specify things like this is a packet that prefers lower delay over speed, or prefers
reliability over anything else, or is carrying some
low priority mail
like mail.
-
-practise
they were never used, and so they got replaced with DiffServ a while ago,
which also isn't used, but hey, at least it's new
hip and trendy
.
+An
[Acronym] with multiple meanings:
+;; __T__erms __O__f __S__ervice : AddToMe (stuff
for lawyers basically)
+;; %%%
__T__ype __O__f __S__ervice : A few
bits at
the beginning of an
[IP] header specifying
how it should be
treated (needs LowLatency
, needs
reliability over anything else, carries
low priority bulk traffic
like mail or file transfers, etc)
. In practice
they were never used, and so they got replaced with !
DiffServ a while ago (
which also isn't used, but hey, at least it's hip)
.
