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Integrated Services Mappings for Low Speed Networks

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Network Working Group                                       S. Jackowski
Request for Comments: 2688                        Deterministic Networks
Category: Standards Track                                     D. Putzolu
                                                 Intel Architecture Labs
                                                              E. Crawley
                                                          Argon Networks
                                                                B. Davie
                                                           Cisco Systems
                                                          September 1999


          Integrated Services Mappings for Low Speed Networks

Status of this Memo

   This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the
   Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
   improvements.  Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet
   Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state
   and status of this protocol.  Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

Copyright Notice

   Copyright (C) The Internet Society (1999).  All Rights Reserved.

Abstract

   A set of companion documents describe an architecture for providing
   integrated services over low-bitrate links, such as modem lines, ISDN
   B-channels, and sub-T1 links [1, 2, 3, 4]. The main components of the
   architecture are: a set of real-time encapsulation formats for
   asynchronous and synchronous low-bitrate links, a header compression
   architecture optimized for real-time flows, elements of negotiation
   protocols used between routers (or between hosts and routers), and
   announcement protocols used by applications to allow this negotiation
   to take place.

   This document defines the service mappings of the IETF Integrated
   Services for low-bitrate links, specifically the controlled load [5]
   and guaranteed [6] services.  The approach takes the form of a set of
   guidelines and considerations for implementing these services, along
   with evaluation criteria for elements providing these services.









Jackowski, et al.           Standards Track
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