DSCP Packet Markings for WebRTC QoS
draft-ietf-tsvwg-rtcweb-qos-18
Network Working Group P. Jones
Internet-Draft S. Dhesikan
Intended status: Standards Track C. Jennings
Expires: February 20, 2017 Cisco Systems
D. Druta
AT&T
August 19, 2016
DSCP Packet Markings for WebRTC QoS
draft-ietf-tsvwg-rtcweb-qos-18
Abstract
Many networks, such as service provider and enterprise networks, can
provide different forwarding treatments for individual packets based
on Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP) values on a per-hop
basis. This document provides the recommended DSCP values for web
browsers to use for various classes of WebRTC traffic.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2. Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3. Relation to Other Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
4. Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
5. DSCP Mappings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
6. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
7. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
8. Downward References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
9. Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
10. Dedication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
11. Document History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
12. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
12.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
12.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
1. Introduction
Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP) [RFC2474] packet marking
can help provide QoS in some environments. This specification
provides default packet marking for browsers that support WebRTC
applications, but does not change any advice or requirements in other
IETF RFCs. The contents of this specification are intended to be a
simple set of implementation recommendations based on the previous
RFCs.
Networks where these DSCP markings are beneficial (likely to improve
QoS for WebRTC traffic) include:
1. Private, wide-area networks. Network administrators have control
over remarking packets and treatment of packets.
2. Residential Networks. If the congested link is the broadband
uplink in a cable or DSL scenario, often residential routers/NAT
support preferential treatment based on DSCP.
3. Wireless Networks. If the congested link is a local wireless
network, marking may help.
There are cases where these DSCP markings do not help, but, aside
from possible priority inversion for "less than best effort traffic"
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(see Section 5), they seldom make things worse if packets are marked
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