Internet Performance Survival Guide

A perpetually evolving and dynamic multi- service network is critical to any successful Internet-savvy
business or organization. Just as critical, then, is the need to keep these networks running
economically and at optimum efficiency. Providing the crucial Internet triple-threat—voice, video,
and data—is a mammoth task for network managers and engineers. To help them withstand the
mounting pressure to deliver impeccable service and glitch-free performance, this pace-setting
strategy guide features a diverse range of up-to-the-minute solutions. With their signature knack for
pinpointing highly detailed specifics in the midst of a comprehensive, straightforward overview of
every possible snag and solution, authors Geoff Huston and Paul Ferguson cover the latest in
standards work, the advantages and disadvantages of specific performance-tuning tools, design
guidelines for achieving performance thresholds, fascinating performance-management predictions
for the new century, and much more.

Table of contents

Internet Performance and Quality of Service.

The Performance Toolkit.

Performance Tuning Techniques.

Quality of Service Architectures.

Performance Engineering.

What is Quality of Service Anyway?

Glossary.