Re: [aqm] AQM support in the network

Jim Gettys <jg@freedesktop.org> Tue, 19 March 2013 18:32 UTC

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Subject: Re: [aqm] AQM support in the network
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On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 5:40 AM, Mikael Abrahamsson <swmike@swm.pp.se>wrote:

> On Tue, 19 Mar 2013, Mirja Kühlewind wrote:
>
>  Not sure who is subscribed to this list, but as a starting point I would
>> like to ask anybody who reads this and is in charge of operating any kind
>> of network (isp, cdn provider, or smaller local networks) to post to the
>> list, if AQM is used anywhere in the network!
>>
>
> I would imagine that most ISPs use AQM on their core links, but this AQM
> is more WRED kind of AQM, where you have a few queues and place the traffic
> into each queue based on DSCP/EXP values. This is mostly used to assure
> certain amount of bandwidth/loss profile to certain services, such as the
> providers own VoIP or IPTV service.


You might imagine so.  But from what I've seen, you'll often be
disappointed.   Your mileage will definitely vary.

Jim