Currently, the NAP does best effort with RFC 1490 encapsulation. PCR Traffic shaping will be required for the more advanced services. Available Bit Rate will require feedback to the router. RFC 1191 is very important as is RFC-1323 for these problems to be addressed. Differing numbers of TCP flows.
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It is important that vendors support RED and the two RFCs previously mentioned to handle this problem. Also, Curtis believes that the results presented by the NAP operators has little validity because there is no delay as a component of their tests. Mostly FORE switches. Return to Merit Home Page. Return to Merit National Networking Home Page.