Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Mon, 04 Dec 2000 11:42:20 +0100 | From | Helge Hafting <> | Subject | Re: using TOS as a key in route cache |
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Rajeev Bector wrote: > > Guys > I am looking for a reason as to why we want > to have different route cache entries for > different IP ToS types. Does anyone have > any insight into this ?
Because you may want to route time-critical stuff like video through a dedicated fast network and slow stuff like email through another. Such a setup prevents an email burst from disrupting video.
There are many similiar uses.
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