LTE TDD B2268H
User Guide
13 VoIP
Issue 01 (2014-01-15)
Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
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13.6.3 Quality of Service (QoS)
Quality of Service (QoS) refers to both a network's ability to deliver data with minimum delay,
and the networking methods used to provide bandwidth for real-time multimedia applications.
Type of Service (ToS)
Network traffic can be classified by setting the ToS (Type of Service) values at the data source
(for example, at the LTE Device) so a server can decide the best method of delivery, that is the
least cost, fastest route and so on.
DiffServ
DiffServ is a class of service (CoS) model that marks packets so that they receive specific per-
hop treatment at DiffServ-compliant network devices along the route based on the application
types and traffic flow. Packets are marked with DiffServ Code Points (DSCP) indicating the
level of service desired. This allows the intermediary DiffServ-compliant network devices to
handle the packets differently depending on the code points without the need to negotiate paths
or remember state information for every flow. In addition, applications do not have to request a
particular service or give advanced notice of where the traffic is going.3
DSCP and Per-Hop Behavior
DiffServ defines a new DS (Differentiated Services) field to replace the Type of Service (TOS)
field in the IP header. The DS field contains a 2-bit unused field and a 6-bit DSCP field which
can define up to 64 service levels. The following figure illustrates the DS field.
DSCP is backward compatible with the three precedence bits in the ToS octet so that non-
DiffServ compliant, ToS-enabled network device will not conflict with the DSCP mapping.
Figure 13-10
DiffServ: Differentiated Service Field
The LTE Device does not support DiffServ at the time of writing.
The DSCP value determines the forwarding behavior, the PHB (Per-Hop Behavior), that each
packet gets across the DiffServ network. Based on the marking rule, different kinds of traffic
can be marked for different priorities of forwarding. Resources can then be allocated according
to the DSCP values and the configured policies.
13.6.4 Phone Services Overview
Supplementary services such as call hold, call waiting, and call transfer. are generally available
from your VoIP service provider. The LTE Device supports the following services:
Call Hold
Call Waiting
Making a Second Call