Managing Resource Allocation In The Network
Current IP networks are “Best Effort” (BE) - Standby Model w/in-flight bumping
“QoS Enabled Networks” - Network Resources allocated btw BE and “more important” traffic (e.g. queue, priority, bandwidth, etc.)
Hosts signal network and request resource for entitled users/applications subject to Network Admission Control
Net Admins Authorize and Prioritize access to resources based on user application