RFC 2598 specifies: The default DSCP for Delay Bound (for voice) is the
codepoint 101110, as specified in the I-D as well.

Section 2.4 specifies "By default we suggest an 'experimental' DSCP of
101111 be used to indicate that DB PHB is required."

Actually, the capability to set DSCP's is the really important item, even if
someone uses a different default in their implementation IMHO - it can be
changed by the ISP according to other design considerations as required.

Border routers to the IP backbone may remark the DSCP's anyway to prevent
abuse by endpoints.

Thanks, Henry

Henry Sinnreich
MCI
400 International Parkway
Richardson, Texas 75082
USA

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Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 8:45 AM
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Subject: [Sip-implementors] Question on draft-sinnreich-sipdev-req-03.txt

In regards to requirement IP-3, you state "The Assured Forwarding DSCP value
Low Drop Precedence for RTP voice packets MUST be 100010".  I am assuming
you are suggesting using this DSCP but it isn't said explicitly.  Why is
this specified versus the EF marking 101110? I agree low dropping is
important for calls but if a packet is delayed and not dropped, it cannot be
used and therefore might as well have been dropped.  I realize these
requirements come from "deployment experience" so is there an operational
reason for this or am I reading it wrong?

Sincerely,

Christopher Eagan
Software Engineer 
Lockheed Martin 
(301) 240 - 6328 
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