System and method for reinterpreting TOS bits

摘要

A system and method for providing Quality of Service in an Ethernet network. One or more telephony application programs are provided, along with an H.323 Recommendation stack (101a), an IP layer (114), and preferably modular Generate QoSEthernet (118) and QoSEthernet layers (115). The Generate QoSEthernet layer (118) is adapted to read Type of Service or Differentiated Service bytes (502, 602) and generate desired QoSEthernet commands therefrom. Either the Generate QoSEthernet layer (118) and/or the QoSEthernet layer (115) may be replaced and/or modified without necessarily having to modify the H.323 Recommendation stack and application program(s). <IMAGE>