Let's now apply the concepts discussed in this chapter to design the DiffServ-based QoS architecture for an enterprise. The steps involved in implementing QOS are as follows:
- Define the trust boundary
- Define traffic types and map them into traffic classes
- Determine the number of QoS classes
- Assess the available hardware deployed and the queuing capabilities
- Estimate the bandwidth required for each traffic class
- Map the traffic classes to queues on devices
- Implement the configurations
We will discuss these steps in detail in the subsequent sections.