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Network Working Group                                          M. SeamanRequest for Comments: 2815                                       TelseonCategory: Standards Track                                       A. Smith                                                        Extreme Networks                                                              E. Crawley                                                     Unisphere Solutions                                                           J. Wroclawski                                                                 MIT LCS                                                                May 2000Integrated Service Mappings on IEEE 802 NetworksStatus 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 (2000).  All Rights Reserved.Abstract   This document describes mappings of IETF Integrated Services over   LANs built from IEEE 802 network segments which may be interconnected   by IEEE 802.1D MAC Bridges (switches).  It describes parameter   mappings for supporting Controlled Load and Guaranteed Service using   the inherent capabilities of relevant IEEE 802 technologies and, in   particular, 802.1D-1998 queuing features in switches.   These mappings are one component of the Integrated Services over IEEE   802 LANs framework.Seaman, et al.              Standards Track                     [Page 1]

RFC 2815         Int-Serv Mappings on IEEE 802 Networks         May 2000Table of Contents1 Introduction ...............................................22 Flow Identification and Traffic Class Selection ............33 Choosing a flow's IEEE 802 user_priority class .............53.1 Context of admission control and delay bounds ............63.2 Default service mappings .................................73.3 Discussion ...............................................9   4 Computation of integrated services characterization parameters        by IEEE 802 devices .....................................104.1 General characterization parameters ......................104.2 Parameters to implement Guaranteed Service ...............114.3 Parameters to implement Controlled Load ..................114.4 Parameters to implement Best Effort ......................125 Merging of RSVP/SBM objects ................................126 Applicability of these service mappings ....................137 References .................................................148 Security Considerations ....................................159 Acknowledgments ............................................1510 Authors' Addresses ........................................1611 Full Copyright Statement ..................................171.  Introduction   The IEEE 802.1 Interworking Task Group has developed a set of   enhancements to the basic MAC Service provided in Bridged Local Area   Networks (a.k.a. "switched LANs"). As a supplement to the original   IEEE MAC Bridges standard, IEEE 802.1D-1990 [802.1D-ORIG], the   updated IEEE 802.1D-1998 [802.1D] proposes differential traffic class   queuing in switches. The IEEE 802.1Q specification [802.1Q] extends   the capabilities of Ethernet/802.3 media to carry a traffic class   indicator, or "user_priority" field, within data frames.   The availability of this differential traffic queuing, together with   additional mechanisms to provide admission control and signaling,   allows IEEE 802 networks to support a close approximation of the IETF   Integrated Services capabilities [CL][GS]. This document describes   methods for mapping the service classes and parameters of the IETF   model into IEEE 802.1D network parameters.  A companion document   [SBM] describes a signaling protocol for use with these mappings.  It   is recommended that readers be familiar with the overall framework in   which these mappings and signaling protocol are expected to be used;   this framework is described fully in [IS802FRAME].   Within this document,Section 2 describes the method by which end   systems and routers bordering the IEEE Layer-2 cloud learn what   traffic class should be used for each data flow's packets.Section 3   describes the approach recommended to map IP-level traffic flows toSeaman, et al.              Standards Track                     [Page 2]

RFC 2815         Int-Serv Mappings on IEEE 802 Networks         May 2000   IEEE traffic classes within the Layer 2 network.Section 4 describes   the computation of Characterization Parameters by the layer 2   network.  The remaining sections discuss some particular issues with   the use of the RSVP/SBM signaling protocols, and describe the   applicability of all of the above to different layer 2 network   topologies.2.  Flow Identification and Traffic Class Selection   One model for supporting integrated services over specific link   layers treats layer-2 devices very much as a special case of routers.   In this model, switches and other devices along the data path make   packet handling decisions based on the RSVP flow and filter   specifications, and use these specifications to classify the   corresponding data packets. The specifications could either be used   directly, or could be used indirectly by mapping each RSVP session   onto a layer-2 construct such as an ATM virtual circuit.   This approach is inappropriate for use in the IEEE 802 environment.   Filtering to the per-flow level becomes expensive with increasing   switch speed; devices with such filtering capabilities are likely to   have a very similar implementation complexity to IP routers, and may   not make use of simpler mechanisms such as 802.1D user priority.   The Integrated Services over IEEE 802 LANs framework [IS802FRAME] and   this document use an "aggregated flow" approach based on use of   layer-2 traffic classes. In this model, each arriving flow is   assigned to one of the available classes for the duration of the flow   and traverses the 802 cloud in this class.  Traffic flows requiring   similar service are grouped together into a single class, while the   system's admission control and class selection rules ensure that the   service requirements for flows in each of the classes are met.  In   many situations this is a viable intermediate point between no QoS   control and full router-type integrated services. The approach can   work effectively even with switches implementing only the simplest   differential traffic classification capability specified in the   802.1D model.  In the aggregated flow model, traffic arriving at the   boundary of a layer-2 cloud is tagged by the boundary device (end   host or border router) with an appropriate traffic class, represented   as an 802.1D "user_priority" value. Two fundamental questions are   "who determines the correspondence between IP-level traffic flows and   link-level classes?" and  "how is this correspondence conveyed to the   boundary devices that must mark the data frames?"   One approach to answering these questions would be for the meanings   of the classes to be universally defined. This document would then   standardize the meanings of a set of classes; e.g., 1 = best effort,   2 = 100 ms peak delay target, 3 = 10 ms peak delay target, 4 = 1 msSeaman, et al.              Standards Track                     [Page 3]

RFC 2815         Int-Serv Mappings on IEEE 802 Networks         May 2000   peak delay target, etc. The meanings of these universally defined   classes could then be encoded directly in end stations, and the   flow-to-class mappings computed directly in these devices.   This universal definition approach would be simple to implement, but   is too rigid to map the wide range of possible user requirements onto   the limited number of available 802.1D classes. The model described   in [IS802FRAME] uses a more flexible mapping: clients ask "the   network" which user_priority traffic class to use for a given traffic   flow, as categorized by its flow-spec and layer-2 endpoints. The   network provides a value back to the requester that is appropriate   considering the current network topology, load conditions, other   admitted flows, etc.  The task of configuring switches with this   mapping (e.g., through network management, a switch-switch protocol   or via some network-wide QoS-mapping directory service) is an order   of magnitude less complex than performing the same function in end   stations. Also, when new services (or other network reconfigurations)   are added to such a network, the network elements will typically be   the ones to be upgraded with new queuing algorithms etc. and can be   provided with new mappings at this time.   In the current model it is assumed that all data packets of a flow   are assigned to the same traffic class for the duration of the flow:   the characteristics of the MAC service, as defined by Clause 6 of   [802.1D], then ensure the ordering of the data packets of the flow   between adjacent Layer 3 routers. This is usually desirable to avoid   potential re-ordering problems as discussed in [IS802FRAME] and [CL].   Note that there are some scenarios where it might be desirable to   send conforming data traffic in one traffic class and non-conforming   traffic for the same flow in a different, lower traffic class: such a   division into separate traffic classes is for future study.  When a   new session or "flow" requiring QoS support is created, a client must   ask "the network" which traffic class (IEEE 802 user_priority) to use   for a given traffic flow, so that it can label the packets of the   flow as it places them into the network.  A request/response protocol   is needed between client and network to return this information. The   request can be piggy-backed onto an admission control request and the   response can be piggy-backed onto an admission control   acknowledgment. This "one pass" assignment has the benefit of   completing the admission control transaction in a timely way and   reducing the exposure to changing conditions that could occur if   clients cached the knowledge for extensive periods. A set of   extensions to the RSVP protocol for communicating this information   have been defined [SBM].   The network (i.e., the first network element encountered downstream   from the client) must then answer the following questions:Seaman, et al.              Standards Track                     [Page 4]

RFC 2815         Int-Serv Mappings on IEEE 802 Networks         May 2000     1. Which of the available traffic classes would be appropriate for        this flow?        In general, a newly arriving flow might be assigned to a number        of classes. For example, if 10ms of delay is acceptable, the        flow could potentially be assigned to either a 10ms delay class        or a 1ms delay class. This packing problem is quite difficult to        solve if the target parameters of the classes are allowed to        change dynamically as flows arrive and depart.  It is quite        simple if the target parameters of each class is held fixed, and        the class table is simply searched to find a class appropriate        for the arriving flow.  This document adopts the latter        approach.     2. Of the appropriate traffic classes, which if any have enough        capacity available to accept the new flow?        This is the admission control problem. It is necessary to        compare the level of traffic currently assigned to each class        with the available level of network resources (bandwidth,        buffers, etc), to ensure that adding the new flow to the class        will not cause the class's performance to go below its target        values. This problem is compounded because in a priority queuing        system adding traffic to a higher-priority class can affect the        performance of lower-priority classes. The admission control        algorithm for a system using the default 802 priority behavior        must be reasonably sophisticated to provide acceptable results.   If an acceptable class is found, the network returns the chosen   user_priority value to the client.   Note that the client may be an end station, a router at the edge of   the layer 2 network, or a first switch acting as a proxy for a device   that does not participate in these protocols for whatever reason.   Note also that a device e.g., a server or router may choose to   implement both the "client" as well as the "network" portion of this   model so that it can select its own user_priority values. Such an   implementation would generally be discouraged unless the device has a   close tie-in with the network topology and resource allocation   policies. It may, however, work acceptably in cases where there is   known over-provisioning of resources.3.  Choosing a flow's IEEE 802 user_priority class   This section describes the method by which IP-level flows are mapped   into appropriate IEEE user_priority classes. The IP-level services   considered are Best Effort, Controlled Load, and Guaranteed Service.Seaman, et al.              Standards Track                     [Page 5]

RFC 2815         Int-Serv Mappings on IEEE 802 Networks         May 2000   The major issue is that admission control requests and application   requirements are specified in terms of a multidimensional vector of   parameters e.g., bandwidth, delay, jitter, service class.  This   multidimensional space must be mapped onto a set of traffic classes   whose default behavior in L2 switches is unidimensional (i.e., strict   priority default queuing). This priority queuing alone can provide   only relative ordering between traffic classes. It can neither   enforce an absolute (quantifiable) delay bound for a traffic class,   nor can it discriminate amongst Int-Serv flows within the aggregate   in a traffic class. Therefore, it cannot provide the absolute control   of packet loss and delay required for individual Int-Serv flows.   To provide absolute control of loss and delay three things must   occur:   (1) The amount of bandwidth available to the QoS-controlled flows       must be known, and the number of flows admitted to the network       (allowed to use the bandwidth) must be limited.   (2) A traffic scheduling mechanism is needed to give preferential       service to flows with lower delay targets.   (3) Some mechanism must ensure that best-effort flows and QoS       controlled flows that are exceeding their Tspecs do not damage       the quality of service delivered to in-Tspec QoS controlled       flows. This mechanism could be part of the traffic scheduler, or       it could be a separate policing mechanism.   For IEEE 802 networks, the first function (admission control) is   provided by a Subnet Bandwidth Manager, as discussed below. We use   the link-level user_priority mechanism at each switch and bridge to   implement the second function (preferential service to flows with   lower delay targets). Because a simple priority scheduler cannot   provide policing (function three), policing for IEEE networks is   generally implemented at the edge of the network by a layer-3 device.   When this policing is performed only at the edges of the network it   is of necessity approximate. This issue is discussed further in   [IS802FRAME].3.1.  Context of admission control and delay bounds   As described above, it is the combination of priority-based   scheduling and admission control that creates quantified delay   bounds. Thus, any attempt to quantify the delay bounds expected by a   given traffic class has to made in the context of the admission   control elements.Section 6 of the framework [IS802FRAME] provides   for two different models of admission control - centralized or   distributed Bandwidth Allocators.Seaman, et al.              Standards Track                     [Page 6]

RFC 2815         Int-Serv Mappings on IEEE 802 Networks         May 2000   It is important to note that in this approach it is the admission   control algorithm that determines which of the Int-Serv services is   being offered. Given a set of priority classes with delay targets, a   relatively simple admission control algorithm can place flows into   classes so that the bandwidth and delay behavior experienced by each   flow corresponds to the requirements of the Controlled-Load service,   but cannot offer the higher assurance of the Guaranteed service. To   offer the Guaranteed service, the admission control algorithm must be   much more stringent in its allocation of resources, and must also   compute the C and D error terms required of this service.   A delay bound can only be realized at the admission control element   itself so any delay numbers attached to a traffic class represent the   delay that a single element can allow for.  That element may   represent a whole L2 domain or just a single L2 segment.   With either admission control model, the delay bound has no scope   outside of a L2 domain. The only requirement is that it be understood   by all Bandwidth Allocators in the L2 domain and, for example, be   exported as C and D terms to L3 devices implementing the Guaranteed   Service.  Thus, the end-to-end delay experienced by a flow can only   be characterized by summing along the path using the usual RSVP   mechanisms.3.2.  Default service mappings   Table 1 presents the default mapping from delay targets to IEEE 802.1   user_priority classes. However, these mappings must be viewed as   defaults, and must be changeable.   In order to simplify the task of changing mappings, this mapping   table is held by *switches* (and routers if desired) but generally   not by end-station hosts.  It is a read-write table. The values   proposed below are defaults and can be overridden by management   control so long as all switches agree to some extent (the required   level of agreement requires further analysis).   In future networks this mapping table might be adjusted dynamically   and without human intervention. It is possible that some form of   network-wide lookup service could be implemented that serviced   requests from clients e.g., traffic_class = getQoSbyName("H.323   video") and notified switches of what traffic categories they were   likely to encounter and how to allocate those requests into traffic   classes.  Alternatively, the network's admission control mechanisms   might directly adjust the mapping table to maximize the utilization   of network resources. Such mechanisms are for further study.Seaman, et al.              Standards Track                     [Page 7]

RFC 2815         Int-Serv Mappings on IEEE 802 Networks         May 2000   The delay bounds numbers proposed in Table 1 are for per-Bandwidth   Allocator element delay targets and are derived from a subjective   analysis of the needs of typical delay-sensitive applications e.g.,   voice, video. See Annex H of [802.1D] for further discussion of the   selection of these values. Although these values appear to address   the needs of current video and voice technology, it should be noted   that there is no requirement to adhere to these values and no   dependence of IEEE 802.1 on these values.            user_priority  Service                 0         Default, assumed to be Best Effort                 1         reserved, "less than" Best Effort                 2         reserved                 3         reserved                 4         Delay Sensitive, no bound                 5         Delay Sensitive, 100ms bound                 6         Delay Sensitive, 10ms bound                 7         Network Control             Table 1 - Example user_priority to service mappings      Note: These mappings are believed to be useful defaults but      further implementation and usage experience is required. The      mappings may be refined in future editions of this document.   With this example set of mappings, delay-sensitive, admission   controlled traffic flows are mapped to user_priority values in   ascending order of their delay bound requirement. Note that the   bounds are targets only - see [IS802FRAME] for a discussion of the   effects of other non-conformant flows on delay bounds of other flows.   Only by applying admission control to higher-priority classes can any   promises be made to lower-priority classes.   This set of mappings also leaves several classes as reserved for   future definition.      Note: this mapping does not dictate what mechanisms or algorithms      a network element (e.g., an Ethernet switch) must perform to      implement these mappings: this is an implementation choice and      does not matter so long as the requirements for the particular      service model are met.      Note: these mappings apply primarily to networks constructed from      devices that implement the priority-scheduling behavior defined as      the default in 802.1D. Some devices may implement more complex      scheduling behaviors not based only on priority. In that      circumstance these mappings might still be used, but other, moreSeaman, et al.              Standards Track                     [Page 8]

RFC 2815         Int-Serv Mappings on IEEE 802 Networks         May 2000      specialized mappings may be more appropriate.3.3.  Discussion   The recommendation of classes 4, 5 and 6 for Delay Sensitive,   Admission Controlled flows is somewhat arbitrary; any classes with   priorities greater than that assigned to Best Effort can be used.   Those proposed here have the advantage that, for transit through   802.1D switches with only two-level strict priority queuing, all   delay-sensitive traffic gets "high priority" treatment (the 802.1D   default split is 0-3 and 4-7 for a device with 2 queues).   The choice of the delay bound targets is tuned to an average expected   application mix, and might be retuned by a network manager facing a   widely different mix of user needs. The choice is potentially very   significant: wise choice can lead to a much more efficient allocation   of resources as well as greater (though still not very good)   isolation between flows.   Placing Network Control traffic at class 7 is necessary to protect   important traffic such as route updates and network management.   Unfortunately, placing this traffic higher in the user_priority   ordering causes it to have a direct effect on the ability of devices   to provide assurances to QoS controlled application traffic.   Therefore, an estimate of the amount of Network Control traffic must   be made by any device that is performing admission control (e.g.,   SBMs). This would be in terms of the parameters that are normally   taken into account by the admission control algorithm. This estimate   should be used in the admission control decisions for the lower   classes (the estimate is likely to be a configuration parameter of   SBMs).   A traffic class such as class 1 for "less than best effort" might be   useful for devices that wish to dynamically "penalty tag" all of the   data of flows that are presently exceeding their allocation or Tspec.   This provides a way to isolate flows that are exceeding their service   limits from flows that are not, to avoid reducing the QoS delivered   to flows that are within their contract. Data from such tagged flows   might also be preferentially discarded by an overloaded downstream   device.   A somewhat simpler approach would be to tag only the portion of a   flow's packets that actually exceed the Tspec at any given instant as   low priority. However, it is often considered to be a bad idea to   treat flows in this way as it will likely cause significant re-   ordering of the flow's packets, which is not desirable. Note that the   default 802.1D treatment of user_priorities 1 and 2 is "less than"   the default class 0.Seaman, et al.              Standards Track                     [Page 9]

RFC 2815         Int-Serv Mappings on IEEE 802 Networks         May 20004.  Computation of integrated services characterization parameters by    IEEE 802 devices   The integrated service model requires that each network element that   supports integrated services compute and make available certain   "characterization parameters" describing the element's behavior.   These parameters may be either generally applicable or specific to a   particular QoS control service.  These parameters may be computed by   calculation, measurement, or estimation. When a network element   cannot compute its own parameters (for example, a simple link), we   assume that the device sending onto or receiving data from the link   will compute the link's parameters as well as it's own.  The accuracy   of calculation of these parameters may not be very critical; in some   cases loose estimates are all that is required to provide a useful   service. This is important in the IEEE 802 case, where it will be   virtually impossible to compute parameters accurately for certain   topologies and switch technologies.  Indeed, it is an assumption of   the use of this model by relatively simple switches (see [IS802FRAME]   for a discussion of the different types of switch functionality that   might be expected) that they merely provide values to describe the   device and admit flows conservatively.  The discussion below presents   a general outline for the computation of these parameters, and points   out some cases where the parameters must be computed accurately.   Further specification of how to export these parameters is for   further study.4.1.  General characterization parameters   There are some general parameters [GENCHAR] that a device will need   to use and/or supply for all service types:   *  Ingress link   *  Egress links and their MTUs, framing overheads and minimum packet      sizes (see media-specific information presented above).   *  Available path bandwidth: updated hop-by-hop by any device along      the path of the flow.   *  Minimum latency   Of these parameters, the MTU and minimum packet size information must   be reported accurately. Also, the "break bits" must be set correctly,   both the overall bit that indicates the existence of QoS control   support and the individual bits that specify support for a particular   scheduling service. The available bandwidth should be reported as   accurately as possible, but very loose estimates are acceptable. The   minimum latency parameter should be determined and reported asSeaman, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 10]

RFC 2815         Int-Serv Mappings on IEEE 802 Networks         May 2000   accurately as possible if the element offers Guaranteed service, but   may be loosely estimated or reported as zero if the element offers   only Controlled-Load service.4.2.  Parameters to implement Guaranteed Service   A network element supporting the Guaranteed Service [GS] must be able   to determine the following parameters:   *  Constant delay bound through this device (in addition to any value      provided by "minimum latency" above) and up to the receiver at the      next network element for the packets of this flow if it were to be      admitted.  This includes any access latency bound to the outgoing      link as well as propagation delay across that link. This value is      advertised as the 'C' parameter of the Guaranteed Service.   *  Rate-proportional delay bound through this device and up to the      receiver at the next network element for the packets of this flow      if it were to be admitted.  This value is advertised as the 'D'      parameter of the Guaranteed Service.   *  Receive resources that would need to be associated with this flow      (e.g., buffering, bandwidth) if it were to be admitted and not      suffer packet loss if it kept within its supplied Tspec/Rspec.      These values are used by the admission control algorithm to decide      whether a new flow can be accepted by the device.   *  Transmit resources that would need to be associated with this flow      (e.g., buffering, bandwidth, constant- and rate-proportional delay      bounds) if it were to be admitted. These values are used by the      admission control algorithm to decide whether a new flow can be      accepted by the device.   The exported characterization parameters for this service should be   reported as accurately as possible. If estimations or approximations   are used, they should err in whatever direction causes the user to   receive better performance than requested. For example, the C and D   error terms should overestimate delay, rather than underestimate it.4.3.  Parameters to implement Controlled Load   A network element implementing the Controlled Load service [CL] must   be able to determine the following:   *  Receive resources that would need to be associated with this flow      (e.g., buffering) if it were to be admitted. These values are used      by the admission control algorithm to decide whether a new flow      can be accepted by the device.Seaman, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 11]

RFC 2815         Int-Serv Mappings on IEEE 802 Networks         May 2000   *  Transmit resources that would need to be associated with this flow      (e.g., buffering) if it were to be admitted. These values are used      by the admission control algorithm to decide whether a new flow      can be accepted by the device.   The Controlled Load service does not export any service-specific   characterization parameters. Internal resource allocation estimates   should ensure that the service quality remains high when considering   the statistical aggregation of Controlled Load flows into 802 traffic   classes.4.4.  Parameters to implement Best Effort   For a network element that implements only best effort service there   are no explicit parameters that need to be characterized. Note that   an integrated services aware network element that implements only   best effort service will set the "break bit" described in   [RSVPINTSERV].5.  Merging of RSVP/SBM objects   Where reservations that use the SBM protocol's TCLASS object [SBM]   need to be merged, an algorithm needs to be defined that is   consistent with the mappings to individual user_priority values in   use in the Layer-2 cloud.  A merged reservation must receive at least   as good a service as the best of the component reservations.   There is no single merging rule that can prevent all of the following   side-effects:   *  If a merger were to demote the existing branch of the flow into a      higher-delay traffic class then this is a denial of service to the      existing flow which would likely receive worse service than      before.   *  If a merger were to promote the existing branch of the flow into a      new, lower-delay, traffic class, this might then suffer either      admission control failures or may cost more in some sense than the      already-admitted flow. This can also be considered as a denial-      of-service attack.   *  Promotion of the new branch may lead to rejection of the request      because it has been re-assigned to a traffic class that has not      enough resources to accommodate it.   Therefore, such a merger is declared to be illegal and the usual SBM   admission control failure rules are applied. Traffic class selection   is performed based on the TSpec information. When the first RESV forSeaman, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 12]

RFC 2815         Int-Serv Mappings on IEEE 802 Networks         May 2000   a flow arrives, a traffic class is chosen based on the request, an   SBM TCLASS object is inserted into the message and admission control   for that traffic class is done by the SBM. Reservation succeeds or   fails as usual.   When a second RESV for the same flow arrives at a different egress   point of the Layer-2 cloud the process starts to repeat. Eventually   the SBM-augmented RESV may hit a switch with an existing reservation   in place for the flow i.e., an L2 branch point for the flow. If so,   the traffic class chosen for the second reservation is checked   against the first. If they are the same, the RESV requests are merged   and passed on towards the sender(s).   If the second TCLASS would have been different, an RSVP/SBM ResvErr   error is returned to the Layer-3 device that launched the second RESV   request into the Layer-2 cloud. This device will then pass on the   ResvErr to the original requester according to RSVP rules. Detailed   processing rules are specified in [SBM].6.  Applicability of these service mappings   Switches using layer-2-only standards (e.g., 802.1D-1990, 802.1D-   1998) need to inter-operate with routers and layer-3 switches. Wide   deployment of such 802.1D-1998 switches will occur in a number of   roles in the network: "desktop switches" provide dedicated 10/100   Mbps links to end stations and high speed core switches often act as   central campus switching points for layer-3 devices. Layer-2 devices   will have to operate in all of the following scenarios:   *  every device along a network path is layer-3 capable and intrusive      into the full data stream   *  only the edge devices are pure layer-2   *  every alternate device lacks layer-3 functionality   *  most devices lack layer-3 functionality except for some key      control points such as router firewalls, for example.      Where int-serv flows pass through equipment which does not support      Integrated Services or 802.1D traffic management and which places      all packets through the same queuing and overload-dropping paths,      it is obvious that some of a flow's desired service parameters      become more difficult to support. In particular, the two      integrated service classes studied here, Controlled Load and      Guaranteed Service, both assume that flows will be policed and      kept "insulated" from misbehaving other flows or from best effort      traffic during their passage through the network. This cannot beSeaman, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 13]

RFC 2815         Int-Serv Mappings on IEEE 802 Networks         May 2000      done within an IEEE 802 network using devices with the default      user_priority function; in this case policing must be approximated      at the network edges.      In addition, in order to provide a Guaranteed Service, *all*      switching elements along the path must participate in special      treatment for packets in such flows: where there is a "break" in      guaranteed service, all bets are off. Thus, a network path that      includes even a single switch transmitting onto a shared or half-      duplex LAN segment is unlikely to be able to provide a very good      approximation to Guaranteed Service. For Controlled Load service,      the requirements on the switches and link types are less stringent      although it is still necessary to provide differential queuing and      buffering in switches for CL flows over best effort in order to      approximate CL service. Note that users receive indication of such      breaks in the path through the "break bits" described in y      [RSVPINTSERV]. These bits must be correctly set when IEEE 802      devices that cannot provide a specific service exist in a network.      Other approaches might be to pass more information between      switches about the capabilities of their neighbours and to route      around non-QoS-capable switches: such methods are for further      study. And of course the easiest solution of all is to upgrade      links and switches to higher capacities.7.  References   [802.1D-ORIG] "MAC Bridges", ISO/IEC 10038, ANSI/IEEE Std 802.1D-1993   [802.1D]      "Information technology - Telecommunications and                 information exchange between systems - Local and                 metropolitan area networks - Common specifications -                 Part 3: Media Access Control (MAC) Bridges:  Revision.                 This is a revision of ISO/IEC 10038: 1993, 802.1j-1992                 and 802.6k-1992. It incorporates P802.11c, P802.1p and                 P802.12e."  ISO/IEC 15802-3:1998"   [INTSERV]     Braden, R., Clark, D. and S. Shenker, "Integrated                 Services in the Internet Architecture: an Overview",RFC 1633, June 1994.   [RSVP]        Braden, R., Zhang, L., Berson, S., Herzog, S. and S.                 Jamin, "Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP) - Version                 1 Functional Specification",RFC 2205, September 1997.   [CL]          Wroclawski, J., "Specification of the Controlled-Load                 Network Element Service",RFC 2211, September 1997.Seaman, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 14]

RFC 2815         Int-Serv Mappings on IEEE 802 Networks         May 2000   [GS]          Schenker, S., Partridge, C. and R. Guerin,                 "Specification of Guaranteed Quality of Service",RFC2212 September 1997.   [802.1Q]      ANSI/IEEE Standard 802.1Q-1998, "IEEE Standards for                 Local and Metropolitan Area Networks: Virtual Bridged                 Local Area Networks", 1998.   [GENCHAR]     Shenker, S., and J. Wroclawski, "General                 Characterization Parameters for Integrated Service                 Network Elements",RFC 2215, September 1997.   [IS802FRAME]  Ghanwani, A., Pace, W., Srinivasan, V., Smith, A. and                 M. Seaman, "A Framework for Providing Integrated                 Services Over Shared and Switched LAN Technologies",RFC 2816, May 2000.   [SBM]         Yavatkar, R., Hoffman, D., Bernet, Y., Baker, F. and M.                 Speer, "SBM (Subnet Bandwidth Manager): A Protocol for                 Admission Control over IEEE 802-style Networks",RFC2814, May 2000.   [RSVPINTSERV] Wroclawski, J., "The use of RSVP with IETF Integrated                 Services",RFC 2210, September 1997.   [PROCESS]     Bradner, S., "The Internet Standards Process --                 Revision 3",BCP 9,RFC 2026, October 1996.8.  Security Considerations   Any use of QoS requires examination of security considerations   because it leaves the possibility open for denial of service or theft   of service attacks. This document introduces no new security issues   on top of those discussed in the companion ISSLL documents   [IS802FRAME] and [SBM].  Any use of these service mappings assumes   that all requests for service are authenticated appropriately.9.  Acknowledgments   This document draws heavily on the work of the ISSLL WG of the IETF   and the IEEE P802.1 Interworking Task Group.Seaman, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 15]

RFC 2815         Int-Serv Mappings on IEEE 802 Networks         May 200010.  Authors' Addresses   Mick Seaman   Telseon   480 S. California Ave   Palo Alto, CA 94306   USA   Email: mick@telseon.com   Andrew Smith   Extreme Networks   3585 Monroe St.   Santa Clara, CA 95051   USA   Phone: +1 408 579 2821   EMail: andrew@extremenetworks.com   Eric Crawley   Unisphere Solutions   5 Carlisle Rd.   Westford, MA 01886   Phone: +1 978 692 1999   Email: esc@unispheresolutions.com   John Wroclawski   MIT Laboratory for Computer Science   545 Technology Sq.   Cambridge, MA  02139   USA   Phone: +1 617 253 7885   EMail: jtw@lcs.mit.eduSeaman, et al.              Standards Track                    [Page 16]

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