Tony Hain wrote:
> > There is a basic, simple SLA/TCA, and the users pay today a basic
> > monthly fee.
>
> But there is no mechanism for the end user to say that he is
> willing to pay Nx his normal rate *right-now* because it is
> really important that this get done. It is also impossible to
> sort between business use of an app vs. recreational use.
> Strict diffserv has a limited domain of applicability, and as
> I said before it is a providers fantsyland because it allows
> the provider complete control without giving any mechansim
> for input or negotiation from the person paying the bill.
>
An SLA between the user and the provider could do all this with diffserv.
You just mark the more expensive packets with a different DSCP, and you will
be charged accordingly, as specified in the SLA. To work in practice this
would probably need its own PHB-group definition (n price levels), and well
implemented support in the end system.
Jarno
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