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Hello Friends,
RE: SR 8606286850 - Implement RFC 2873 to prevent IP precedence change causing RESET
Some one out here asked a bit more about the IP Precedence bits,
but I was too quick a draw with the delete key and killed an
innocent bystander, anyway here is the info:
The IP precedence bits are located in the IP "SERVICE TYPE" field
informally called "Type Of Service" (TOS)...
From RFC 791 INTERNET PROTOCOL
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3.1. Internet Header Format
A summary of the contents of the internet header follows:
0 1 2 3
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
|Version| IHL |Type of Service| Total Length |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Identification |Flags| Fragment Offset |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Time to Live | Protocol | Header Checksum |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Source Address |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Destination Address |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
| Options | Padding |
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
...
Type of Service: 8 bits
The Type of Service provides an indication of the abstract
parameters of the quality of service desired. These parameters are
to be used to guide the selection of the actual service parameters
when transmitting a datagram through a particular network. Several
networks offer service precedence, which somehow treats high
precedence traffic as more important than other traffic (generally
by accepting only traffic above a certain precedence at time of high
load). The major choice is a three way tradeoff between low-delay,
high-reliability, and high-throughput.
Bits 0-2: Precedence.
Bit 3: 0 = Normal Delay, 1 = Low Delay.
Bits 4: 0 = Normal Throughput, 1 = High Throughput.
Bits 5: 0 = Normal Relibility, 1 = High Relibility.
Bit 6-7: Reserved for Future Use.
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
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| PRECEDENCE | D | T | R | 0 | 0 |
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+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
Precedence
111 - Network Control
110 - Internetwork Control
101 - CRITIC/ECP
100 - Flash Override
011 - Flash
010 - Immediate
001 - Priority
000 - Routine
Note: The reference I use is INTERNETWORKING with TCP/IP PRINCIPLES,
PROTOCOLS, AND ARCHITECTURES (FOURTH EDITION) by Douglas E. Comer.
The details of the IP DATAGRAM FORMAT are in section 7.7.1.
Regards,
James Hofmeister
Hewlett Packard - Global Solutions Engineering (WTEC)
P.S. My Ideals are my own, not necessarily my employers.
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