Network Quality of Service Know It All
- 1st Edition - October 23, 2008
- Editor: Adrian Farrel
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 2 8 1 8 7 - 4
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 3 7 4 5 9 7 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 9 2 3 4 1 - 3
The term Quality of Service, abbreviated QoS, refers to network resource control mechanisms. Quality of Service is the ability to provide different priority to different… Read more
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Request a sales quoteThe term Quality of Service, abbreviated QoS, refers to network resource control mechanisms. Quality of Service is the ability to provide different priority to different applications, users, or data flows, or to guarantee a certain level of performance to a data flow. This book brings all of the elements of network quality of service (QoS) together in a single volume, saving the reader the time and expense of making multiple purchases. It introduces network QoS, explains the basics, describes the protocols, and discusses advanced topics, by the best and brightest experts in the field. It is a quick and efficient way to bring valuable content together from leading experts in the field while creating a one-stop-shopping opportunity for customers to receive the information they would otherwise need to round up from separate sources.
- Chapters contributed by recognized experts cover theory and practice of network quality of service (QoS), allowing the reader to develop a new level of knowledge and technical expertise.
- Presents methods of analysis and problem-solving techniques, enhancing the reader’s grasp of the material and ability to implement practical solutions.
- Use of examples illustrate core QoS concepts for enhanced comprehension
Network researchers, engineers, architects, operators, administrators, and managers, as well as related practitioners such as telco engineers, network software developers, etc.
- No. of pages: 352
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: October 23, 2008
- Imprint: Morgan Kaufmann
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323281874
- Hardback ISBN: 9780123745972
- eBook ISBN: 9780080923413
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Adrian Farrel
Adrian Farrel has nearly two decades of experience designing and developing portable communications software. As MPLS Architect and Development Manager at Data Connection Ltd., he led a team that produced a carrier-class MPLS implementation for customers in the router space. As Director of Protocol Development for Movaz Networks, Inc., he helped build a cutting-edge system that integrated many IP-based protocols to control and manage optical switches. Adrian is active within the IETF, where he is co-chair of the CCAMP working group responsible for GMPLS. He has co-authored and contributed to numerous Internet Drafts and RFCs on MPLS, GMPLS, and related technologies. He was a founding board member of the MPLS Forum, frequently speaks at conferences, and is the author of several white papers on GMPLS.
Affiliations and expertise
Founder of Old Dog Consulting, North Wales, UK