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TypeOfService version 3, including all changes.
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A small area of the [IP] header which referes to what kind of priorities this packet should be given. In [IPv4] you can say that this packet should: |
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* __minimise delay__: For ssh sessions for example |
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* __maximise throughput__: for ftp sessions for example (eg: an ftp over a highspeed satellite link would be great, but a ssh session would be horrible!) |
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* __maximise reliability__: for packets that should get there! |
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CraigBox |
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* __minimise $cost$__: for things like [IRC] and UseNet :) |
