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Mapping UMTS Bearers to DiffServ PHBs

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Interactive Multimedia on Next Generation Networks (MIPS 2003)

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In this paper we address how the 3GPP-defined end-to-end QoS bearer services (conversational, streaming, interactive and background) for UMTS can be mapped to the IETF-defined Differentiated Services (Diff-Serv) per hop behaviours (Expedited Forwarding (EF), Assured Forwarding (AF) and Best Effort (BE)). Such a mapping must be complemented with the appropriate DiffServ configurations of the routers. We have investigated how this can be done by building a laboratory network and using it as a testbed for our measurements. We present the results from our measurements in the test-bed. We also present some conclusions from these tests. Finally we give some general guidelines, based on our experiences, how to choose a good mapping.

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Olsson, J., Ohlman, B. (2003). Mapping UMTS Bearers to DiffServ PHBs. In: Ventre, G., Canonico, R. (eds) Interactive Multimedia on Next Generation Networks. MIPS 2003. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2899. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-40012-7_19

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