Comtech EF Data CDM-625A - Manual (Page 723)

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Appendix R. QUALITY
OF
SERVICE
(Q
O
S)
R.1 Overview
Quality of Service (QoS) enables a network to use WAN bandwidth more efficiently by managing
delay, jitter (delay variation), throughput, and packet loss.
The CDM-625A Advanced Satellite Modem incorporates two Per Hop Behavior (PHP) QoS
methods – Layer 2 QoS and Layer 3 QoS:
• Layer 2 QoS is available on the CDM-625A by default when the optional IP Packet Processor
card is either not installed, or is installed but disabled . Layer 2 QoS is based on OSI model
Layer 2 header parameters such as IEEE 802.1q VLAN priority field, and is also based on the
CDM-625A’s physical Ethernet port.
• Layer 3 QoS requires the optional IP Packet Processor card to be installed and enabled
R.1.1 QoS Terminology
, and
the Advanced QoS FAST option must be purchased and activated. Layer 3 QoS is based on
OSI model Layer 3 to Layer 7 protocol header parameters.
• Latency – Latency is the amount of delay that is measured, in milliseconds, from the
Ethernet interface of the near-end modem to the Ethernet interface of the far-end modem.
• Jitter – Jitter is the amount of variation that is measured, in milliseconds, between two
consequent frames at the receiving end.