Describe the different applications that are offered over a convergence network by service providers.
Quality of Sevice (QoS) (graded)
QoS is an important feature of converged networks, which are based on Internet protocol (IP). Explain why QoS is required on an IP network and how it is used for traffic differentiation and congestion management.
week 2
Differentiated Services (graded)
Describe the differentiated services (DS) features, and how it is used. Give some examples of the DS code points.
Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) (graded)
Multicast is an important feature of converged network. Multicast is used for streaming many applications including IPTV. Describe how multicast groups are managed, and how a protocol such as IGMP is used.
week 3
Network Performance Parameters (graded)
Network performance parameters such as packet loss, delay, and jitter can have impact on the transmission of voice and video over IP networks. Describe these parameters, and how they can impact voice and video quality of experience.
IPTV (graded)
Describe IPTV architecture. The description can include the protocols used, the devices used, as well as other features specific to television services.
week 4
Real-Time Transport Protocol: (graded)
Real-time transport protocol (RTP) is an essential element to voice and video transport over an IP network. What are the different features that make RTP such an important protocol?
Session Initiation Protocol (SIP): (graded)
In order to initiate and complete a voice or a video call, a session has to be established between the two ends. SIP is used for that purpose, describe the different features and entities of SIP protocol.
week 5
Digital Subscriber Loop (DSL) Technologies (graded)
The subscribers have to be connected to the service provider core network in order to get services. DSL access technologies are part of the access segment of the network, what are some of DSL technologies? And what are some of their features?
Passive Optical Network (PON) (graded)
To meet the user's demand for high access bandwidth to homes, PON technology was introduced. Describe PON technology, its advantages, and its standards.
week 6
Cellular Technologies (graded)
The last segment that is being added to convergence is cellular technologies. Describe the cellular systems. What are their bandwidth capabilities?
IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) (graded)
Describe some of the entities of IMS. One of the entities of IMS as an example is CSCF; what is CSCF?
week 7
Ethernet Services (graded)
Ethernet has evolved and it is used more than in LANs, describe some of the new services based on Ethernet.
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) (graded)
MPLS introduction to IP networks provided more speed to IP packets routing as well as QoS, describes some of the features and schemes MPLS is based on.
week 6 course proj
Course Project (80 points)
QoS Design and Implementation
1.Objectives
As a network engineer working for a Service Provider, design and implement QoS on a converged network. For this project it is assumed that the converged network offers triple play services and has the following traffic: VOIP, High Definition TV (HDTV), Video on Demand (VOD) and Internet.
Note 1: The project is based on the experience acquired by the students in the previous labs, hence the main sources to complete the project are the labs of previous weeks, so it is important that the students review the lab instructions of the labs that have already been completed.
Note 2: The students will have access to the same lab equipment of Skillsoft as the previous weeks. The students will need to access the iLab to complete the project.
2.Project Requirements
Part A: Design
In this part the student should provide the QoS design.
A1. It is assumed that the traffic sources for HDTV, VOD, VOIP and Internet are connected to switch NYCORE1 to four different ports. The following are the requirements:(10 points)
- Assign a switch port to each type of traffic.
- Assign a COS to each type of traffic. The COS marking has 8 classes, from 0 to 7, assuming 0 is the lowest priority and 7 is the highest. Decide which class each traffic should have, based on the importance of the traffic.
- Provide your answers in the form of the table below:
Traffic Type
Switch Port Number
COS
Note that the answers for COS assignments can be slightly different from student to student, as we have 8 classes but only 4 types of traffic to classify.
A2. Explain in a short answer how or why you picked the highest priority traffic and the lowest priority traffic?(5 points)
A3. Calculate the total bandwidth required for the following customer profile.(5 points)
It is assumed that the customer subscribed to a package that allows him or her to receive to his or her residence simultaneously 2 HDTV channels, 2 VOD streams, VOIP, and Internet traffic. The bandwidth requirements for each type of traffic is as follows: - One HD channel: 5 Mbps
- One VOD: 5 Mbps
- VOIP: 2 Mbps
- Internet: 18 Mbps
- Calculate and provide the total bandwidth required for the customer based on his subscribed package above:
Total bandwidth= _______________
A4. Assuming the customer is connected to one FastEthernet port of switch NYCORE2, assign a port to the customer; it can be any free port from the switch: (5 points)
Customer port number is _____________________
A5. The switch has four queues on each port: 1, 2, 3 and 4. Assign a queue to each type of traffic based on their COS. Assign the percentage of the total bandwidth that should be reserved for each queue, based on the bandwidth required for each type of traffic, use the subscribe package description in A3. Provide your answer in the form of the following table: (15 points)
Traffic Type
COS
Queue Number
% of total bandwidth
Note that the queue assignment can be different from student to student, and for the case of the project, we assume it is not important which queue is assigned to each traffic type, as long as it has the right bandwidth percentage for the corresponding COS.
Part B: Implementation
In this part, the student will provide the configuration.
Note 3: Make sure that the QoS is enabled on the switch you are configuring QoS on.
Note 4: Configurations on switch NYCOR1 and switch NYCORE2 are independent, meaning they can be done in different days for each switch.
B1. It is assumed that traffic sources are connected to NYCORE1 switch. Access iLab NYCORE1 and enable QoS on NYCORE1.(5 points)
- Provide the configuration steps.
- Provide the verification using show command.
B2. Configure traffic classification based on your design from A1, configure the assigned COS on each port for each type of traffic.(10 points)
- Provide the switch configuration steps.
- Provide the verification of your configuration using show command.
B3. It is assumed that the customer is connected to NYCORE2, to the port you assigned in A4. Access iLab NYCORE2 switch and enable QoS. (5 points)
- Provide the configuration steps.
- Provide the verification using show command.
B4. Based on the total bandwidth calculated on A3, configure the bandwidth limit on the switch port which the customer is connected to and you assigned in A4. Note that the total bandwidth is the bandwidth limit for the customer. (5 points)
- Provide the configuration steps.
B5. Configure the queues, by assigning traffic types based on its COS to its corresponding queue. Use the queue assignment from A5. (10 points)
- Provide the configuration steps.
- Provide the verification using the show command.
B6. Reserve the bandwidth for each type of traffic, use the Shared Round Robing method and your table from A5. (5 points)
- Provide the configuration steps.
- Provide the verification using the show command.
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