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Y o u c a n d e te r m in e w h e th e r y o u r e q u ip m e n t is c a u s in g in te r fe re n c e b y tu r n in g it o ff. I f th e in te r fe re n c e s to p s , it w a s p ro b a b ly c a u s e d b y th e C is c o e q u ip m e n t o r o n e o f its p e r ip h e ra l d e v ic e s . I f th e e q u ip m e n t c a u s e s in te r fe re n c e to ra d io o r te le v is io n re c e p tio n , tr y to c o rre c t th e in te r fe re n c e b y u s in g o n e o r m o re o f th e fo llo w in g m e a s u re s : T u r n th e te le v is io n o r ra d io a n te n n a u n til th e in te r fe re n c e s to p s . M o v e th e e q u ip m e n t to o n e s id e o r th e o th e r o f th e te le v is io n o r ra d io . M o v e th e e q u ip m e n t fa rth e r a w a y fro m th e te le v is io n o r ra d io . th e te le v is io n o r ra d io . ( T h a t is , m a k e c e rta in th e e q u ip m e n t a n d th e te le v is io n o r ra d io a re o n c irc u its c o n tro lle d

P lu g th e e q u ip m e n t in to a n o u tle t th a t is o n a d iffe re n t c irc u it fro m b y d iffe re n t c irc u it b re a k e rs o r fu s e s .)

M o d ific a tio n s to th is p ro d u c t n o t a u th o r iz e d b y C is c o S y s te m s , In c . c o u ld v o id th e F C C a p p ro v a l a n d n e g a te y o u r a u th o r ity to o p e ra te th e p r o d u c t. T h e f o l l o w i n g t h i r d -p a r t y s o f t w a r e m a y b e i n c l u d e d w i t h y o u r p r o d u c t a n d w i l l b e s u b j e c t t o t h e s o f t w a r e l i c e n s e a g r e e m e n t : C is c o W o rk s s o ftw a re a n d d o c u m e n ta tio n a re b a s e d in p a rt o n H P O p e n V ie w u n d e r lic e n s e fro m C o m p a n y . C o p y r i g h t 1 9 9 2 , 1 9 9 3 H e w l e t t -P a c k a r d C o m p a n y . t h e H e w l e t t -P a c k a r d C o m p a n y . H P O p e n V i e w i s a t r a d e m a r k o f t h e H e w l e t t -P a c k a r d

T h e C is c o im p le m e n ta tio n o f T C P h e a d e r c o m p re s s io n is a n a d a p ta tio n o f a p ro g ra m d e v e lo p e d b y th e U n iv e rs ity o f C a lifo r n ia , B e rk e le y (U C B ) a s p a rt o f U C B s p u b lic d o m a in v e rs io n o f th e U N IX o p e ra tin g s y s te m . A ll r ig h ts re s e r v e d . C o p y r ig h t 1 9 8 1 , R e g e n ts o f th e U n iv e rs ity o f C a lifo r n ia . N e tw o rk T im e P ro to c o l (N T P ). C o p y r ig h t 1 9 9 2 , D a v id L . M ills . T h e U n iv e rs ity o f D e la w a re m a k e s n o re p re s e n ta tio n s a b o u t th e s u ita b ility o f th is s o ftw a re fo r a n y p u rp o s e . P o i n t -t o -P o i n t P r o t o c o l . C o p y r i g h t 1 9 8 9 , C a r n e g i e -M e l l o n U n i v e r s i t y . A l l r i g h t s r e s e r v e d . T h e n a m e o f t h e U n i v e r s i t y m a y n o t b e u s e d t o e n d o r s e o r p r o m o t e p r o d u c t s d e r i v e d fro m th is s o ftw a re w ith o u t s p e c ific p r io r w r itte n p e r m is s io n . T h e C is c o im p le m e n ta tio n o f T N 3 2 7 0 is a n a d a p ta tio n o f th e T N 3 2 7 0 , c u rs e s , a n d te r m c a p p ro g ra m s d e v e lo p e d b y th e U n iv e rs ity o f C a lifo r n ia , B e rk e le y (U C B ) a s p a rt o f th e U C B s p u b l i c d o m a i n v e r s i o n o f t h e U N I X o p e r a t i n g s y s t e m . A l l r i g h t s r e s e r v e d . C o p y r i g h t 1 9 8 1 -1 9 8 8 , R e g e n t s o f t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f C a l i f o r n i a . C is c o in c o r p o ra te s F a s tm a c a n d T r u e V ie w s o ftw a re a n d th e R in g R u n n e r c h ip in s o m e T o k e n R in g p ro d u c ts . F a s tm a c s o ftw a re is lic e n s e d to C is c o b y M a d g e N e tw o r k s L im ite d , a n d th e R in g R u n n e r c h ip is lic e n s e d to C is c o b y M a d g e N V . F a s tm a c , R in g R u n n e r, a n d T r u e V ie w a re tra d e m a rk s a n d in s o m e ju r is d ic tio n s re g is te re d tra d e m a rk s o f M a d g e N e tw o rk s L im ite d . C o p y r ig h t 1 9 9 5 , M a d g e N e tw o r k s L im ite d . A ll r ig h ts re s e rv e d . X re m o te is a tra d e m a rk o f N e tw o rk C o m p u tin g D e v ic e s , In c . C o p y r ig h t 1 9 8 9 , N e tw o rk C o m p u tin g D e v ic e s , In c ., M o u n ta in V ie w , C a lifo r n ia . N C D a b o u t th e s u ita b ility o f th is s o ftw a re fo r a n y p u r p o s e . T h e X W in d o w S y s te m N O T W F A U L O F M P R A C is a tra d e m a rk o f th e X C o n s o rtiu m , C a m b r id g e , M a s s a c h u s e tts . A ll r ig h ts re s e r v e d . m a k e s n o re p re s e n ta tio n s

IT H S T A N D IN G A N Y O T H E R W A R R A N T Y H E R E IN , A L L D O C U M E N T F IL E S A N D S O F T W A R E O F T H E S E S U P P L IE R S A R E P R O V ID E D A S IS W IT H A L L T S . C I S C O A N D T H E A B O V E -N A M E D S U P P L I E R S D I S C L A I M A L L W A R R A N T I E S , E X P R E S S E D O R I M P L I E D , I N C L U D I N G , W I T H O U T L I M I T A T I O N , T H O S E E R C H A N T A B IL IT Y , F IT N E S S F O R A P R A C T IC A L P U R P O S E A N D N O N IN F R IN G E M E N T O R A R IS IN G F R O M A C O U R S E O F D E A L IN G , U S A G E , O R T R A D E T IC E .

IN N O E V E N T S H A L L C IS C O O R IT S S U P P L IE R S B E L IA B L E F O R A N Y IN D IR E C T , S P E C IA L , C O N S E Q U E N T IA L , O R IN C ID E N T A L D A M A G E S , IN C L U D IN G , W IT H O U T L IM IT A T IO N , L O S T P R O F IT S O R L O S S O R D A M A G E T O D A T A A R IS IN G O U T O F T H E U S E O R IN A B IL IT Y T O U S E T H IS M A N U A L , E V E N IF C IS C O O R IT S S U P P L IE R S H A V E B E E N A D V IS E D O F T H E P O S S IB IL IT Y O F S U C H D A M A G E S . A c c e s s P a th , A tm D A c a d e m y , F a s t S te R e a d in e s s S c o re c a W e b V ie w e r a re tra s e rv ic e m a r k s o f C th e C is c o IO S lo g o M IC A , N e tw o rk R a n d /o r its a ffilia te s i r e c t o r , B r o w s e w i t h M e , C C D E , C C I P , C C S I , C D -P A C , CiscoLink, t h e C i s c o N e t W or ks l o g o , t h e C i s c o P ow e r e d N e t w o r k l o g o , C i s c o S y s t e m s N p , F o llo w M e B ro w s in g , F o r m S h a re , F ra m e S h a re , G ig a S ta c k , IG X , I n te r n e t Q u o tie n t, IP /V C , iQ B re a k th ro u g h , iQ E x p e rtis e , iQ F a s tT ra c k , th e iQ r d , M G X , t h e N e t w o r k e r s l o g o , P a cke t , R a t e M U X , S c r i p t B u i l d e r , S c r i p t S h a r e , S l i d e C a s t , S M A R T n e t , T r a n s P a t h , U n i t y , V o i c e L A N , W a v e l e n g t h d e m a r k s o f C is c o S y s te m s , I n c .; C h a n g in g th e W a y W e W o rk , L iv e , P la y , a n d L e a r n , D is c o v e r A ll T h a t s P o s s ib le , a n d E m p o w e r in g th e I n te r n e t is c o S y s te m s , I n c .; a n d A iro n e t, A S I S T , B P X , C a ta ly s t, C C D A , C C D P , C C IE , C C N A , C C N P , C is c o , th e C is c o C e rtifie d I n te r n e tw o rk E x p e rt L o g , C is c o S y s te m s , C is c o S y s te m s C a p ita l, th e C is c o S y s te m s lo g o , E n te rp r is e /S o lv e r, E th e rC h a n n e l, E th e rS w itc h , F a s tH u b , F a s tS w itc h , IO S , IP /T V e g i s t r a r , P I X , P o s t -R o u t i n g , P r e -R o u t i n g , R e g i s t r a r , S t r a t a V i e w P l u s , S t r a t m , S w i t c h P r o b e , T e l e R o u t e r , a n d V C O a r e r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k s o f C i s in th e U .S . a n d c e rta in o th e r c o u n tr ie s . e tw o rk in g lo g o , iQ N e t R o u te r, a n d G e n e ra tio n , a re o , C is c o IO S , , L ig h tS tre a m , c o S y s te m s , In c .

A ll o th e r tra d e m a rk s m e n tio n e d in th is d o c u m e n t o r W e b s ite a re th e p ro p e rty o f th e ir re s p e c tiv e o w n e rs . T h e u s e o f th e w o rd p a r tn e r d o e s n o t im p ly a p a r tn e rs h ip re la tio n s h ip b e tw e e n C is c o a n d a n y o th e r c o m p a n y . (0 1 0 5 R ) IN T E L L E C T U A L P R O P E R T Y R IG H T S : T H N O D I D I T E IS T S C S T C H D O C B E D L O S U R IB U N O L U IS R T O M E N T C L O S E E A N D IO N O F G Y O F C O D P T IN N T A T O A R O P R H IS D T E L L IN S N Y IE T O C E C V A P E A R U M T U L U R S O Y R E N A L A B L N , O IG H T D O P R O E T R G T S E S P E R R A A N A G N O T Y D E IZ A R E E T G D E S E C R E T IO N , M E N T R A N T S C R IB T S O R O R A N E D A N D C O E N T IT Y IN T E L L Y L IC E N H E R E IN . N F ID U N L E C T U S E IN E N E S A O T IA S S U L P R R R L IN F O R M C H D IS C O P E R T Y IG H T S , IN A L O L I W T IO N S U R E C E N S E H O L E O F C IS S A G O R IS U B R E IN C O JE E M P A S Y C T E N R T S T T O T , T E M S T H E A P P R O T H , IN P R O V E C C . O V E D O N A N IS B T E D IO Y N IT N S C IS T , T S S O F C O H E U P P A W S Y P R L I R S T O D E R IT E M U S , A N T E N N S , IN C T (S ) , D S H A L L O N C . T H E

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n a ls o b e d o n e v ia d y o g n itio n N B A R . T h is l c la s s ific a tio n , N B A R y n a m ic p o rts , W E B U R .c o m / c g i -b i n / t a b l e b u i l d

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M a r k in g th e re is n o o n e s iz e fits a ll a p p ro a c h h e re , m a rk in g s tra te g y c a n b e m a d e to s u it s p e c ific s itu a tio n , h o w e v e r C i s c o h a s d e f i n e d a Q o S b a s e l i n e m o d e l b a s e d o n l a t e s t R F C s (2474-3246 -259 7), b e l o w i s a n e x a m p l e o f c l a s s i f i c a t i o n a n d m a r k i n g w i t h 11 c l a s s e s :

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L 2

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A s flo o f S h o f

k n o w n a s tra f w to a c o n fig u r a s e c u rity p o lic a p in g /p o lic in g r a t e -l i m i t i n g o

S h a p i n g -p o l i c i n g t o o l s

fic c o n d itio n e rs , p o lic in g a n d s h a p in g w ill e n fo rc e tra ffic S L A a n d c o n s tra in e d e d r a t e . T r a f f i c c o n d i t i o n i n g c a n b e u s e t o p r e v e n t d e n i a l o f s e r v i c e a l s o (a s p a r t y d e p l o y m e n t ). im p lie s th a t d u h a s fu ll k n o w le d g e o f B W flo w s r e q u ir e m e n ts a n d im p a c t n tr a ffic flo w s .

P o l i c i n g w i l l d r o p (o r r e m a r k D C S P ) p a c k e t s i f f l o w i s a b o v e c o n f i g u r e d r a t e . B e s t u s e o n T C P flo w s to fo rc e T C P s lo w s ta rt S h a p i n g w i l l e n -q u e u e p a c k e t s a b o v e c o n f i g u r e d r a t e . (n o d r o p s b u t m o r e l a t e n c y a n d s h a p i n g f e a t u r e i s n o t a v a i l a b l e o n e v e r y c a t a l y s t s w i t c h e s ). B e s t u s e o n U D P f l o w s w i t h o u t r e t r a n s m i s s i o n m e c h a n i s m a n d t h a t c a n s u p p o r t d e l a y v a r i a t i o n (j i t t e r ).
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T h e r e s d i f f e r e n t f l a v o u r o f p o l i c e r (s i n g l e r a t e , d u a l -r a t e , w i t h d i f f e r e n t r e -m a r k i n g p o s s i b i l i t i e s a s d e s c r i b e d i n R F C 26 9 7-26 9 8)

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3.1.3

Q u e u in g t o o ls
in g a lg o rith m s is to m a n a g e c o n g e s tio n a n d p ro v id e p a c k e t s c h e d u lin g b a s e d o n flo w r a t a n y p o in t in th e n e tw o rk w h e re th e re a re s p e e d m is m a tc h e s o r a c tiv e tra ffic p e rio d s o f tra n s m it c o n g e s tio n a t th e o u tg o in g in te rfa c e , p a c k e ts a rriv e fa s te r th a n th e e c a n s e n d th e m .

T h e o b je c tiv e o f q u e u re q u ire m e n ts . C o n g e s tio n c a n o c c u s h a p in g . W h a t is c o n g e s tio n ? : D u rin g in te rfa c T h e in T h e in w a itin W h e n in te rru te rfa te rfa g fo r h a rd p t)a c e c e tr w n d

T y p ic a lly o c c u rs w h e n a fa s t in g re s s in te rfa c e fe e d s a re la tiv e ly s lo w e g re s s in te rfa c e . a c k e ta in s o n to fills , to p d ts a c c o rd in g a h a rd w a re th e p h y s ic a in te rfa c e p e -q u e u i n g p to th e q u e u e l w ire . ro v id e s a c k e ts

tra n s m its p c a rd m a in a n s m is s io n a re q u e u e te lls it to s

in te rfa c e ra te o r a s h a p e d ra te . o r t r a n s m i t r i n g (a k a t x -r i n g ), w h e r e i t s t o r e s t h e p a c k e t s e x p l i c i t b a c k p r e s s u r e t o t h e s w i t c h i n g p r o c e s s (e s ) (v i a to th e tra n s m it rin g b e c a u s e th e tra n s m it rin g is fu ll.

W h a t i s r e a l l y i m p o r t a n t t o r e m e m b e r w i t h t h i s s o f t w a r e q u e u i n g , i f w e d o n t h a v e c o n g e s t i o n ( t x -r i n g f u l l ) w e d o n t u s e s o f t w a r e q u e u e s (a k a o u t p u t h o l d -q u e u e s o r t x -q u e u e s ) !
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L o w -L a t e n c y Q u e u i n g (L L Q ) u s e d f o r h i g h e s t -p r i o r i t y t r a f f i c (v o i c e / v i d e o )

m e c h a n is m

(w h e n c o n g e s t i o n o c c u r s )

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3.1.4
W

C o n g e s tio n a v o id a n c e t o o ls
E a r l y D e t e c t (W R E D ), a r e c o m p l e m e n t a r y t o

e ig h te d R a n d o m E a r ly D e te c tio n C o n g e s t i o n a v o i d a n c e m e c h a n i s m s , l i k e W e i g h t e d -R a n d o m a n d d e p e n d e n t o n q u e u in g a lg o rith m s .

T h e d e fa u lt ro u te r b e h a v io u r a llo w s o u tp u t b u ffe rs to fill d u rin g p e rio d s o f c o n g e s tio n a n d th e n d ro p s e v e r y t h i n g t h e r e a f t e r (t a i l -d r o p ). D u e t o t h e n a t u r e o f t h e s l i d i n g -w i n d o w s m e c h a n i s m o f T C P , a p o t e n t i a l l y la rg e n u m b e r o f p a c k e ts fro m n u m e ro u s c o n n e c tio n s a re d is c a rd e d b e c a u s e o f la c k o f b u ffe r c a p a c ity
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C o m p a n y C o n fid e n tia l. A p r in te d c o p y o f th is d o c u m e n t is c o n s id e r e d u n c o n tr o lle d

d u r i n g t a i l -d r o p . T h i s b e h a v i o u r c a n r e s u l t i n w a v e s o f c o n g e s t i o n f o l l o w e d b y p e r i o d s d u r i n g w h i c h t h e t r a n s m i s s i o n l i n k i s n o t f u l l y u s e d . F i g u r e b e l o w i l l u s t r a t e s s u c h c o n g e s t i o n w a v e s c r e a t e d b y t a i l -d r o p .
Tr af f i c f lo w s B eh av i o u r w i t h o u t W R E D

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W R E D is p r im a r ily d e s ig n e d to w o r k w ith T C P a p p lic a tio n s .W h e n W R E D is u s e d a n d th e T C P s o u rc e d e te c ts th e d ro p p e d p a c k e t, th e s o u rc e s lo w s its tra n s m is s io n .W R E D c a n s e le c tiv e ly d is c a rd lo w e r p rio rity tr a ff ic w h e n th e in te r fa c e b e g in s to g e t c o n g e s te d .U D P w o n t r e a c t t o s u c h m e c h a n is m s a ls rv C e ts e se d W o b o m m a m a R E e c o n fig u p lia n t W rk e d w ith rk in g s b y D . re d to u s e R E D fe a tu A ssu re d th e W R E D th e D re e x F o rw a lg o S C P te n d s a rd in rith m v a lu th e g P H .F ig e w fu n B s u re h e n it c tio n a w ill b e lo w c a lc u lity o b e a s illu s la te s f W R s ig n e tra te s th e d ro p E D to e n d p re fe re a s im p lif p ro b a b ility a b le s u p p o n tia l d ro p i e d (3 P H B

W R E D o b v ia te s th is s itu a tio n p ro a c tiv e ly b y p ro v id in g c o n g e s tio n a v o id a n c e .T h a t is , in s te a d o f w a itin g fo r b u ffe rs to fill b e fo re d ro p p in g p a c k e ts , th e ro u te r m o n ito rs th e b u ffe r d e p th a n d p e rfo rm s e a rly d is c a rd s o n s e le c te d p a c k e ts s e n t o v e r s e le c te d c o n n e c tio n s .

o f a p a c k e t. rt fo r P H B s. p ro b a b ilitie s )e x a m p le o f

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A s y o u s e e b e lo w in th e s a m e q u e u e w e c a n h a v e tw o d iffe re n t d ro p th re s h o ld s p e r D S C P m a rk in g F irs t th re s h o ld lo w , s ta rt th e ra n d o m S e c o n d th re s h o ld h ig h = fu ll d ro p (10 0 % d ro p p ro b a b ility o f d ro p )

Scheduling Tools
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Q o S A s s e s s m e n t
4.1 I n t r o d u c t i o n
T h is d o c u m e n t o u tlin e s th e re s u lts o f Q o S a s s e s s m e n t p h a s e a s p a rt o f th e o v e ra ll d u H e a rt p ro je c t. T h e o v e r a l l o b j e c t i v e i s t o a s s e s s r e a d i n e s s o f t h e n e t w o r k f o r d e p l o y m e n t o f a n e n d -t o -e n d Q o S a r c h i t e c t u r e t h a t c a n s u p p o r t t r i p l e p l a y s e r v i c e s (D a t a , V o i c e a n d V i d e o ). F r o m a Q o S p e r s p e c t i v e o n e c a n lo g ic a lly v ie w d u s n e tw o rk a s c a p tu re d in th e fo llo w in g d ia g ra m

T h e fo llo w in g s e c tio n w ill fo c u s o n e x p la in in g th e a p p ro v e d Q o S M o d e l w h ic h in tu rn , w ill b e u s e d a s a re fe re n c e m o d e l fo r th e a s s e s s m e n t p ro c e s s .

4.1.1

Q o S M o d e l

T h e fu n d a m e n ta l p rin c ip le h e re , is th a t w e n e e d a Q o S M o d e l th a t a llo w s d u to d e p lo y trip le p la y s e rv ic e s , m e a n in g th a t w e n e e d to id e n tify tra ffic p e rta in in g to e a c h o f th e th re e m a in s e rv ic e s D a ta , V o ic e a n d V id e o a n d to b e a b le to tr e a t th e m p r e fe r e n tia lly a s th e y tr a v e r s e th e n e tw o r k . T h e m o d e l w a s d e v e lo p e d ta k in g in to c o n s id e ra tio n th a t d u w ill n e e d to d e p lo y it in a n e tw o rk th a t u s e s a w id e s p e c tru m o f d e v ic e s w ith v a ry in g Q o S c a p a b ilitie s . F o r fu ll d is c u s s io n o f th e Q o S m o d e l, p le a s e re fe r to th e L o w L e v e l D e s ig n d o c u m e n t. T h ro u g h o u t th e re m a in d e r o f th is s e c tio n , w e w ill a tte m p t to c o v e r b rie fly th e m a in p o in ts th a t a re n e c e s s a ry fo r e s ta b lis h in g th e s e le c tio n c rite ria a g a in s t w h ic h th e a s s e s s m e n t w ill b e e x e c u te d .
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F ro m a Q o S p e rs p e c tiv e a n d /o r fu n c tio n a l p o in t o f v ie w , th e o v e ra ll n e tw o rk c a n b e d iv id e d in to th re e d is tin c t g ro u p s : A c c e s s N e tw o rk A g g re g a tio n N e tw o rk E d g e a n d C o re n e tw o rk s im ila r Q o S fu n c tio n s a n d h e n c e

E a c h o f th e a fo re m e n tio n e d g ro u p s c o n ta in s n e tw o rk d e v ic e s th a t p e rfo rm th e y a re g ro u p e d to g e th e r.

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4.1.1.1

A c c e s s N e tw o rk

T ra d itio n a lly s p e a k in g , a c c e s s n e tw o rk is w h e re m o s t o f Q o S o p e ra tio n s a re p e rfo rm e d a s it is th e c lo s e s t to th e s o u r c e o f th e tr a ffic c u s to m e r s d e v ic e s .T h is is c e r ta in ly th e c a s e in d u s n e tw o r k . It is w o rth w h ile m e n tio n in g h e re , th a t A c c e s s N e tw o rk is th e m o s t s u s c e p tib le to c o n g e s tio n a s it g e ts th e lo w e s t s h a re o f h ig h s p e e d lin k s in g e n e ra l it is n o t fe a s ib le to ru n h ig h s p e e d p h y s ic a l lin k s to th o u s a n d s o f d e v ic e s . W ith th e a b o v e in m in d , th e fo llo w in g is th e s e le c tio n c rite ria th a t h a s to b e m e t -a s b a re m in im u m o rd e r to a b le to s u p p o rt th e re q u ire d Q o S fu n c tio n a lity u s in g a p a rtic u la r a c c e s s d e v ic e ; S u S u S u S u S u S u S u p p p p p p p p p p p p p p o r o r o r o r o r o r o r t f t f t f t f t f t f t f o r o r o r o r o r o r o r tra ffic c la s s ific a tio p e r p o r t p e r v la n p r io r ity /lo w la te n e g re s s q u e u in g m in g r e s s p o lic in g w w e ig h te d r o u n d r c o n g e s tio n a v o id a n a n d m Q o S fu c y q u e u in im u m ith re m o b in b e n c e m e a rk in g u s in g n c tio n a lity e s f o r r e a l -t i m 4 q u e u e s p e a rk in g o f n o n tw e e n e g re s s c h a n is m s D iff S e rv ic e s C o d e P o in t (D S C P ) e a p p lic a tio n s r p h y s ic a l p o rt -c o n f i r m i n g t r a f f i c q u e u e s - in

T h e fo llo w in g d ia g ra m

c a p tu re s q u e u in g s tra te g y in th e a c c e s s n e tw o rk :

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4.1.1.2

A g g r e g a tio n N e tw o r k
T h e A g g re g a tio n n e tw o rk is a n o th e r im p o rta n t s e g m e n t in F u n c tio n a lly s p e a k in g , th e a g g re g a tio n n e tw o rk w ill a c t a s : th e d e p lo y m e n t o f a d o p te d n e tw o rk Q o S m o d e l.

P r o t e c t i o n p o i n t s b e t w e e n a c c e s s w i t h v a r i o u s s p e e d s a n d 10 G E u p s t r e a m S e c o n d tie r p o lic in g p o in t in s itu a tio n s w h e re tw o tie r p o lic e r is re q u ire d

G e n e ra lly s p e a k in g , th e re is n o re q u ire m e n t to d o m a rk in g a t th e a g g re g a tio n la y e r a s m o s t o f th a t w ill h a v e b e e n d o n e a t th e a c c e s s la y e r.T h e A g g re g a tio n la y e r w ill tru s t th e m a rk in g d o n e a t th e a c c e s s la y e r. W ith th e a b o v e in m in d , th e fo llo w in g is th e s e le c tio n c rite ria th a t h a s to b e m e t -a s b a re m in im u m o rd e r to a b le to s u p p o rt th e re q u ire d Q o S fu n c tio n a lity u s in g a p a rtic u la r a g g re g a tio n d e v ic e ; S u S u S u S u S u S u S u p p p p p p p p p p p p p p o r o r o r o r o r o r o r t f t f t f t f t f t f t f o r o r o r o r o r o r o r tra ffic c la s s ific a tio p e r p o r t p e r v la n p r io r ity /lo w la te n e g re s s q u e u in g m in g r e s s p o lic in g w w e ig h te d r o u n d r c o n g e s tio n a v o id a n u s in g Q o S fu c y q u e u in im u m ith re m o b in b e n c e m e D iff n c tio e s fo 4 q a rk in tw e e c h a n S e rv ic e s n a lity r r e a l -t i m u e u e s p e g o f n o n n e g re ss is m s C o d e P o in t (D S C P ) e a p p lic a tio n s r p h y s ic a l p o rt -c o n f i r m i n g t r a f f i c q u e u e s - in

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c a p tu re s q u e u in g s tra te g y in th e a g g re g a tio n n e tw o rk :

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E d g e /C o re N e tw o rk
M a in ly in th e E d g e /C o re n e tw o rk w ill d e p lo y q u e u in g , s c h e d u lin g a n d c o n g e s tio n a v o id a n c e m e c h a n is m s . It is a t th e e d g e w h e re m a p p in g b e tw e e n E X P a n d D S C P is d o n e a s w e ll. S im ila r to a g g re g a tio n n e tw o rk , th e re is n o n e e d to d o m a rk in g a t th e e d g e /c o re o f th e n e tw o rk w ith th e e x c e p tio n o f th e s e rv ic e d is trib u tio n p o in ts a s th e m a rk in g c o m in g fro m th e A c c e s s /A g g re g a tio n is tru s te d . W ith th e a b o v e in m in d , th e fo llo w in g is th e s e le c tio n c rite ria th a t h a s to b e m e t -a s b a re m in im u m o rd e r to b e a b le to s u p p o rt th e re q u ire d Q o S fu n c tio n a lity u s in g a p a rtic u la r e d g e /c o re d e v ic e ; S u p b its S u p S u p S u p S u p S u p S u p S u p p o (E p o p o p o p o p o p o p o rt X rt rt rt rt rt rt rt fo r P ) fo r fo r fo r fo r fo r fo r fo r - in

tra ffic c la s s ific a tio n u s in g D iff S e rv ic e s C o d e P o in t (D S C P ) a n d M P L S e x p e rim e n ta l m a p p in g fro m D S C P to E X P a p e r p o r t p e r v la n Q o S fu n c tio p r io r ity /lo w la te n c y q u e u e s fo e g r e s s q u e u in g m in im u m 6q in g r e s s p o lic in g w ith re m a rk in w e ig h te d r o u n d r o b in b e tw e e c o n g e s tio n a v o id a n c e m e c h a n n d v is a v e r s a E d g e o n ly n a lity E d g e o n ly r r e a l -t i m e a p p l i c a t i o n s u e u e s p e r p h y s ic a l p o rt g o f n o n -c o n f i r m i n g t r a f f i c n e g re ss q u e u e s is m s

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c a p tu re s q u e u in g s tra te g y in th e e d g e /c o re o f th e n e tw o rk :

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T h e re s t o f th is d o c u m e n t w ill b e o rg a n iz e d in th e fo llo w in g m a n n e r: No n -C o m p l i a n t C i s c o d e v i c e s : T h i s s e c t i o n l i s t s d i f f e r e n t m o d e l s o f C i s c o e q u i p m e n t t h a t h a v e b e e n fo u n d to la c k th e c o m p le te s e t o f Q o S fe a tu re s re q u ire d fo r im p le m e n ta tio n o f d u trip le p la y Q o S a r c h i t e c t u r e . M a i n r e a s o n b e h i n d t h e d e c i s i o n t o f l a g t h e s e d e v i c e s a s N o n -C o m p l i a n t i s e x p l a i n e d a s w e l l . O u t o f s c o p e C is c o d e v ic e s : T h is s e c tio n lis ts d iffe re n t m o d e ls o f C is c o d e v ic e s th a t h a v e re a c h e d e n d o f s u p p o rt a n d h e n c e a re fla g g e d a s o u t o f s c o p e fro m a Q o S d e s ig n /im p le m e n ta tio n p o in t o f v ie w . No n -C o m p l i a n t 3 rd p e x is t in th e n e tw o rk im p le m e n ta tio n o f p r d e v i c e s a s N o n -C o m p C is c re q u re q u c o n n su c h o ir ir e a r ty d , a n d o p o se d lia n t is e v ic w e r d u e x p e s: T h e fo u trip le la in e d i s s e c t i o n l i s t s v a r i o u s 3rd p a r t y d e v i c e s t h a t C i s c o h a v e b e e n a d v i s e d n d to la c k th e c o m p le te s e t o f Q o S fe a tu re s re q u ire d fo r th e p la y Q o S a rc h ite c tu re . R e a s o n s b e h in d th e d e c is io n to fla g th e s e a s w e ll. o r ts : T h is s e c tio n lis ts is o r c a rd to a n a p p ro p p ro v id e rs n e tw o rk , th o rk s a n d h e n c e , th e ir Q e c tio n lis ts o S fe a tu re s s h o u ld b e u re q u ire d s e v a re p g t o a ll 6 ria te e su o S rio u s q u ire ra d e d f Q o S 50 0 / 76 0 0 d e v E th e rn e t lin e p e rv is o r E th e c a p a b ilitie s a r C is c o d d fo r im to a n I fe a tu re e v ic e p le m O S v s .R e ic e s in th e c a rd th a t rn e t p o rts e lim ite d y s e n e r c o th a t w e re ta tio n o f s io n th a t m m e n d in n e tw su p p a re e t su o rk th a t o rts th e u s e d to ite d fo r to e d ts S b e d u th e fo r

65 0 0 / 7 60 0 w i t h u s e d S u p e m ig ra tio n o f p o rts o n th e d Q o S fe a tu re s . T ra d itio c t to o u t o f b a n d m a n a g e m b a s ic fu n c tio n a lity .

e r v is o r P e S u p e rv n a lly , in e n t n e tw u p th lly rk is

C is c o d e v ic e s th a t r e q u ir e ru n n in g a n IO S im a g e w h ic trip le p la y Q o S a rc h ite c tu re fu n c tio n d e v ic e s p la y in th e th e s e d e v ic e s is o u t o f s c o p e L is t a sse s p re se E x c e o f a sm e n n te d l file ll t in w d p h th ill e v ic e s a se c o e fo rm b e a se a n a ly v e re d o f a n p a ra te

IO S h la c k .Id e a n e tw o fo r th z e a e x d

g r a d e : T h is s e fu ll s e t o f Q , th e d e v ic e s a s w e ll a s th e d o c u m e n t.

fo u n d p ro p o s su p p o r g a n IO

d p a r t to ta l o f c e l sp re o c u m e n

o f th is a s s e s s m e n t p h a s e : T h e a n a ly s is c a rrie d o u t p a rt o f th is 16 0 0 C i s c o d e v i c e s . T h e l i s t o f c o v e r e d d e v i c e s a r e c o m p i l e d a n d a d s h e e t o rg a n iz e d w ith d iffe re n t ta b s fo r d iffe re n t p la tfo r m ty p e s .T h e t.

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4.2 C i s c o D e v i c e s / L i n e C a r d s w i t h L i m i t e d Q o S C a p a b i l i t i e s N o n -C o m p l i a n t D e v i c e s .
(T h e s e d e v i c e s w i l l p r o h i b i t u s f r o m D e v ic e T y p e C i s c o C a t a l y s t 2950 S e r i e s S w i t c h e s ( 2950 G ) C i s c o C a t a l y s t 40 0 0 S e r i e s C AT O S S w i t c h e s C a ta ly W S -X W S -X W S -X W S -X W S -X W S -X W S -X W S -X W S -X s t 450 0 4248-R 4448-G 4148-R 4148-F 4148-F 4548-G 4448-G 4418-G 4148-R L in e c a rd s J 45V B -R J 45 J 45V E -L X -M T X -M T B -R J 45 B -R J 45 B J (180 8 c a r d s i n t h e n e t w o r k ) (2 c a r d s i n t h e n e t w o r k ) (19 3 c a r d s i n t h e n e t w o r k ) (37 c a r d s i n t h e n e t w o r k ) (58 c a r d s i n t h e n e t w o r k ) (22 c a r d s i n t h e n e t w o r k ) (1 c a r d i n t h e n e t w o r k ) (5 c a r d s i n t h e n e t w o r k ) (11 c a r d s i n t h e n e t w o r k ) fu lly im p le m e n tin g p la n n e d Q o S a rc h ite c tu re ) Q u a n tity 7 89 180 8 2 19 3 37 58 22 1 5 11 R e a so n F o r n o n e c o m p lia n c y N o V L A N b a se d Q o S N o P o r L L Q q u e u e G u a ra n p e r c la u se d S u p e rv te e ss in is o m in is n o t s u c o n ju n c r IV c a rd d b a n d w id th p p o rte d if tio n w ith .

C a t a l y s t 650 9( C AT O S ) C o n f i g u r e d w i t h LC W S -X6348 -R J -45 C a t a l y s t 650 9( C AT O S ) C o n f i g u r e d w i t h S u p e r v i s o r W S -X6K -S U P1A-2G E C a t a l y s t 650 9( C AT O S ) C o n f i g u r e d w i t h S u p e r v i s o r W S -X6K -S U P2-2G E C a t a l y s t 650 9-E ( I O S ) C o n f i g u r e d w i t h LC W S -X6148 -G E -T X C is th e W W C is th e W W c o 7 60 0 s e LC S -X6348 S -X6148 c o 7 60 0 s e LC S e r ie s R o u te r s c o n f ig u r e d w ith o n e o f -R J -45 -R J 45V S e r ie s R o u te r s c o n f ig u r e d w ith o n e o f

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u e h a t p o rts ) e r o f T )

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Table 4 C i s c o D ev i c es t h at h av e li m i t ed Q o S C ap abi li t i es .

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4.3 D e v i c e s o u t o f s c o p e ( E n d o f S u p p o r t )
T h e fo llo w in g d e v ic e s a re c o n s id e re d o u t o f s c o p e fo r th is p ro je c t, th is is b e c a u s e th e y h a v e re a c h e n d o f s u p p o rt s ta tu s w ith in C is c o a n d th e re fo re w ill n o t b e a d d re s s e d in th is p ro je c t. Id e a lly D u s h o u ld w o rk to re p la c e th e s e d e v ic e s in th e n e tw o rk . PRODUCT ID W S -C 3524PW R -XL-E N W S -F 6K -MS F C W S -C 3548 -XLE N W S -C 3512-XLE N C I S C O 2620 AS 530 0 W S -C 60 0 6 Q UA N TITY 18 6 6 3 2 1 1 1 9 5 5 4 4 2 1 CURRE N T M IL E S TON E LD o S LD o S LD o S LD o S LD o S LD o S LD o S LD o S LD o S LD o S LD o S LD o S LD o S LD o S CURRE N T M IL E S TON E DA TE 12-Au g -0 8 28 -F e b -0 7 27 -J u l -0 7 27 -J u l -0 7 26-Ap r -0 8 30 -J u n -0 7 15-Ma y -0 7 28 -F e b -0 7 30 -J u n -0 7 30 -J u n -0 7 29-Ma y -0 7 31-Ma y -0 6 4-Ma r -0 7 30 -Ap r -0 6 B UL L E TIN N UM B E R* 20 50 150 8 1714 1714 19 58 16 56 159 5 150 8 139 9 A 139 9 A E O L 20 54 E O L 50 9 7 E O L 20 21 1225

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T h e fo llo w in g is a s u m m a ry o f N o n e C is c o d e v ic e s th a t e x is ts in th e n e tw o rk a n d h a v e lim ite d Q o S c a p a b i l i t i e s w h i c h i n t u r n w o u l d p r e v e n t d u f r o m d e p l o y i n g p r o p o s e d e n d -t o -e n d A r c h i t e c t u r e . It is to a n a u d Q o S c e n g in e th ird p b e it o a p a e rin a rty n o te d f th e b ilitie g te a p ro d h e re th a t th e n e tw o rk to e s w a s b a se d m .C is c o A S u c ts . lis t s ta b o n d id is b a s lis h w in p u t n o t c e d o n th e h a t th ird fro m th e o n d u c t a n in p u t p a rty v a rio y sp e fro m d u e p ro d u c ts e u s e q u ip m c ific te s tin n g in x is t e n t g to e e r in g te in th e n e p ro v id e rs e s ta b lis h a m tw w Q .C o rk h ic o S is c .. A h w c a p o A S h a ls o th e a s s o lic a b ilitie s s n a n a ite d o f o t d o ly s is b y v a rio n e o f d u u s

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4.5 C i s c o 6 5 0 0 / 7 6 0 0 w i t h u s e d S u p e r v i s o r p o r t s .
T h e fo llo w in g is a lis t o f d e v ic e s th a t re q u ire p o rts to b e m ig ra te d fro m a p p ro p ria te E th e rn e t lin e c a rd th a t s u p p o rts th e re q u ire d Q o S fe a tu re s . 7 6 0 0 Ro u t e r s N a m e T C 1A-C o r e -C 7 K 6-1 T C 1B-C o r e -C 7 K 6-1 I C -PO P-C 7 6K -1 I C -PO P-C 7 6K -2 D I F C -PO P-BD S -C 7 K -1 D I F C -PO P-BD S -C 7 K -2 PD C -C O R E -C 7 60 9-1 PD C -C O R E -C 7 60 9-2 J I -PO P-C 7 K -1 J I -PO P-C 7 K -2 D H C C -PO P-C 7 K -1 D H C C -PO P-C 7 K -2 S i t e C -M-C 7 K 6-2 S i t e C -A-C 7 K 6-1 Pa l m J -PO P-BD S -C 7 K -2 Pa l m J -PO P-BD S -C 7 K -1 J BR -MC 1-BD S -C 7 K -1 J BR -MC 2-BD S -C 7 K -1 D x b i n d -PO P1-C 7 K -1 D x b i n d -PO P1-C 7 K -2 S i t e A-PO P-C 7 K -1 S i t e A-PO P-C 7 K -2 D XB-I B24-S D PC o r e -C 7 60 9-0 2 D XB-I B24-S D PC o r e -C 7 60 9-0 1 AC -D O Z -PO P-C 7 6K -1 AC -D O Z -PO P-C 7 6K -2
Table 7 S u p er v i s o r p o r t s 760 0

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De 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

iv e . 0 . 0 . 192 . 0 . 0 . 193 . 11. 228 . 193 . 11. 228 . 194 . 12. 224. 193 . 12. 224. 194 . 128 . 160 . 3 . 128 . 160 . 4 . 14. 224. 193 . 14. 224. 194 . 16. 224. 193 . 16. 224. 194 . 18 . 31. 254 . 22. 63. 1 . 24. 31. 10 . 24. 31. 9 . 25. 31. 253 . 25. 31. 254 . 28 . 31. 253 . 28 . 31. 254 . 30 . 255. 253 . 30 . 255. 254 . 34. 255. 253 . 34. 255. 254 . 7 1. 31. 253 . 7 1. 31. 254

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N a m T E C T E C D IC

O M-C O R E -T C S -2 O M-C O R E -T C S -1 13-2-C C S -C 6K 5-1

6 5 0 0 S w itc h e s

Po r t 1/1, 1/2 1/1, 1/2 1/1 ( G i g 3/1/0 ) 1/1 ( G i g 3/1/0 . 2) 1/1 ( G i g 3/1/0 . 7 ) 1/2 1/1 ( G i g 3/1/0 ) 1/1 ( G i g 3/1/0 . 8 ) 1/1 ( G i g 3/2/0 ) 1/2 1/1 ( G i g 3/2/0 ) 1/2 1/1, 1/2 1/1, 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/1, 1/2 1/1, 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/1, 1/2 1/1, 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 5/1, 5/2, 5/4, 6/1, 6/2, 6/3 5/1, 5/2, 5/4, 6/1, 6/2, 6/3 5/1, 5/2, 5/4, 6/1, 6/2 5/1, 5/2, 5/4, 6/1, 6/2

17 2. 16. 40 . 21 17 2. 16. 48 . 20 17 2. 16. 48 . 21 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 10 10 10 10 2. 16. 56. 17 1 2. 16. 56. 17 2 2. 16. 58 . 1 2. 16. 58 . 2 2. 16. 60 . 129 2. 16. 60 . 130 2. 16. 61. 1 2. 16. 61. 2 2. 16. 62. 1 2. 16. 62. 2 2. 16. 62. 129 2. 16. 63. 1 2. 16. 63. 2 2. 16. 63. 129 2. 16. 63. 130 . 0 . 0 . 154 .0 .0 .7 0 . 0 . 12. 128 . 0 . 12. 129

D I C 13-2-C C S -C 6K 5-2 D MC 7 -3-C C S -C 6K 5-1 D MC 7 -3-C C S -C 6K 5-2 D I C 4-I PT -C 6K 5-2 D I C 4-I PT -C 6K 5-1 D I C 9-1-C 6K 5-BD S -1 D I C 9-1-C 6K 5-BD S -2 D MC 1-1-C 6K 5-BD S -1 D MC 1-1-C 6K 5-BD S -2 D MC 2-1-C 6K 5-BD S -1 D MC 2-1-C 6K 5-BD S -2 D I C 4-1-C 6K 5-BD S -1 D I C 4-1-C 6K 5-BD S -2 D I C 3-1-C 6K 5-BD S -1 D I C 2-1-C 6K 5-BD S -1 D I C 2-1-C 6K 5-BD S -2 D I C 1-1-C 6K 5-BD S -1 D I C 1-1-C 6K 5-BD S -2 C 650 9C -T C 1B_ 0 1 C 650 9C -T C 1B_ 0 0 C 650 9C -T C 1C _ 0 0 C 650 9C -T C 1C _ 0 1

Table 8 S u p er v i s o r p o r t s 650 0

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17 2. 16. 10 1. 2

12. 2( 29)

12. 4M

t e o -d i c -a t m

17 2. 16. 10 0 . 3

12. 2( 11) Y T 2

12. 4M

t e o -d i c -l l

17 2. 16. 10 0 . 2

12. 2( 40 )

12. 4M

d i c -t e o -a t m

17 2. 16. 10 1. 3

12. 2( 11) Y T 2 C is c o 7 2 0 0

12. 2S

t e c o m -c o r e -r r c 7 k 2-1 t e c o m -c o r e -r r c 7 k 2-2 d i c 14-2-c 4k -1 d i c 14-2-c 4k -3 d ic d ic d ic d ic d ic d ic d ic d ic d ic d ic d ic d ic d ic d m d m d m

17 2. 16. 29. 20 2

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17 2. 16. 29. 20 1 17 2. 16. 47 . 126 17 2. 16. 47 . 124

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12. 0 ( 21) S T C a ta ly s t 4 0 7 . 6( 1) 7 . 6( 1) C a t a l y s t 65 17 2. 16. 63. 129 17 2. 16. 63. 130 17 2. 16. 63. 1 17 2. 16. 40 . 20 17 2. 16. 40 . 21 17 2. 16. 63. 2 17 2. 16. 62. 129 17 2. 16. 62. 1 17 2. 16. 62. 2 17 2. 16. 56. 17 2 17 2. 16. 56. 17 1 17 2. 16. 58 . 1 17 2. 16. 58 . 2 17 2. 16. 60 . 129 17 2. 16. 60 . 130 17 2. 16. 61. 1

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W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W

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d m c d m c d m c te c o te c o

2-1-c 7 -3-c 7 -3-c m -c o m -c o

6k 5-b d s -2 c s -c 6k 5-1 c s -c 6k 5-2 r e -t c s -1 r e -t c s -2

17 17 17 17 17

2. 16. 61. 2 2. 16. 48 . 20 2. 16. 48 . 21 2. 16. 29. 18 7 2. 16. 29. 18 6 IA D 2 4 0 0

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4) 4) 4) 6) 6)

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18 18 18 18 18

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M M M M M

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t D a te o f S u E n d o f S o ftw o te th a t th e g h s tu d y n e o n s id e r a tio n

a n c e m e n tio n e d in th is s e c tio n a r e o n ly t o p r o v id e g e n e r ic g u id e lin e s . n d u c te d to e s t a b lis h th e m o s t s u ita b le IO S f o r e a c h p la tf o r m m o r y a n d o t h e r f e a tu r e s c u r r e n t ly u s e d in th e n e t w o r k .

4.7 D e v i c e L i s t i n g
F o r t h e d e v i c e l i s t i n g , p l e a s e s e e t h e E x c e l f i l e a t t a c h e d t o t h e e m a i l , 16 0 0 D e v i c e s L i s t - J u n e 0 8.x l s

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C o m p a n y C o n fid e n tia l. A p r in te d c o p y o f th is d o c u m e n t is c o n s id e r e d u n c o n tr o lle d