Re: RE: Applications broken by diff-sev remarking?

Brian E Carpenter <[email protected]> Wed, 15 May 2002 17:33:54 +0200
Newsgroups gmane.ietf.diffserv
Organization IBM
Message-ID <[email protected]>
The problem we identified was a very small number of TCP implementations
that failed if the TOS byte is changed on the return packets. I don't recall
any application dependencies (although of course anything is possible).

   Brian

[email protected] wrote:
> 
> > Dear diff-serv community,
> >
> > I seem to recall that in the very early days of diff-serv, there was some
> > kind of survey to establish whether there were any applications that would
> > be broken if the TOS value (i.e. pre diff-serv days) was changed to any
> > value other than the transmitted value.
> >
> > Is there a list of applications known to show problems with remapping of
> > TOS values, and which could therefore be considered "Non diff-serv
> > compliant"?
> >
> > Any answers most appreciated,
> >
> > Simon
> >
> > -----------------------------------------------------------------
> > Simon Carter
> > IP Network Engineering, BTexact Technologies
> > MLB G pp8, Adastral Park, Martlesham Heath,
> > Ipswich, IP5 3RE, UK
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> >
>

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