Workspace Zone QoS

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This is an introduction to the planning for QoS [Quality of Service]. QoS is not a single element or single approach. This approach was developed after many months of research but does not include all the issues required. This is more of a framework to begin a dialog. That is, QoS has many hundreds of elements to understanding, evaluating, and deciding.

QoS is really building a plan for QoS at all points. Think of everything in terms of QoS. Number two in the top ten areas is:

QoS - Workspace Zone

• Packing the Bags

• Workspace Zone QoS
• Device Zone
  • Thick-thin client - “dumb terminals are back”

  • PDA [Personal Digital Assistant] - “PCs runaway”
  • Video-multi-media - “remember never show people”
  • Distributed devices - FAX, scanners/printers
• Applications Zone - layer 5-7 support
  • Video - time sensitive - bandwidth-intensive

  • Voice - time sensitive - bandwidth-tolerant
  • Data - time insensitive - email
  • Data - time sensitive - mission-critical - transactions
• Security Zone
  • Source of incoming packet - “border patrol”

  • Destination of incoming packet - “Not for her”
  • Source of outgoing packet - “stay in your room”
  • Destination of outgoing packet - “no you don’t”
• Management performance Zone
  • Upper Zone - goes first

  • Mid-Zone - soon
  • Zone-irrelevant - standby, contract, contractors

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