DSCPmerkinnät
DSCPmerkinnät, known in English as DSCP markings, refers to the process of classifying and marking network traffic using the Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP) field within the IP header. This mechanism is a key component of Differentiated Services (DiffServ), a network architecture designed to provide quality of service (QoS) guarantees for IP traffic. By assigning specific DSCP values to different types of traffic, network devices like routers can identify and prioritize packets based on their perceived importance or application requirements.
The DSCP field is a 6-bit field located in the Type of Service (ToS) byte of the
Implementing DSCPmerkinnät involves configuring devices at the network edge to classify incoming traffic and apply the