Quality of Service
 
required reading: 
RFCs 
 - Resource ReSerVation
     Protocol (RSVP) -- Version 1 Functional Specification -  RFC 2205 - sec 1-2
- Resource ReSerVation
     Protocol (RSVP) Version 1 Applicability Statement Some Guidelines on
     Deployment RFC 2208 - 
- General Characterization Parameters for
     Integrated Service Network Elements RFC 2215 - 
- Specification of the Controlled-Load Network
     Element Service RFC 2211 -  - sec 1-9, 13
- Specification of Guaranteed Quality of Service RFC
     2212 -  - page 1-14
- An Architecture for Differentiated Services RFC
     2475 -  - sec 1-6
- Definition of the Differentiated Services Field
     (DS Field) in the IPv4 and IPv6 Headers RFC 2474 -  - sec 1-7
- Assured Forwarding PHB Group RFC
     2597 -  - sec 1-8
- A Single Rate Three Color Marker RFC
     2697 - 
- An Expedited Forwarding PHB RFC
     3246 -  
- Requirements for Resource Priority Mechanisms for
     the Session Initiation Protocol RFC 3487 
- Requirements for Signaling Protocols
     RFC 3726 - main document - not appendixes 
- GIST:  General Internet Signaling Transport
     - RFC 5971 - sections
     1-3 
 
Other
Documents
optional reading: 
RFCs that may be of interest 
 - Resource ReSerVation
     Protocol (RSVP) -- Version 1 Message Processing Rules RFC
     2209 - 
- The Use of RSVP with IETF Integrated Services RFC
     2210 - 
- RSVP over ATM Implementation Guidelines RFC
     2379 - 
- A Framework for Integrated Services and RSVP over
     ATM RFC 2382 - 
- The COPS (Common Open Policy Service) Protocol RFC
     2748 - 
- COPS usage for RSVP RFC
     2749 - 
- RSVP Refresh Overhead Reduction Extensions RFC 2961 - 
 
Other
documents that may be of interest