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Appendix B Introduction to packet precedences
IP precedence and DSCP values
Figure 17
ToS and DS fields
As shown in
, the ToS field in the IP header contains eight bits. The first three bits (0 to 2)
represent IP precedence from 0 to 7. According to RFC 2474, the ToS field is redefined as the
differentiated services (DS) field, where a DSCP value is represented by the first six bits (0 to 5) and is in
the range 0 to 63. The remaining two bits (6 and 7) are reserved.
Table 8
Description on IP precedence
IP precedence (decimal)
IP precedence (binary)
Description
0 000
Routine
1 001
priority
2 010
immediate
3 011 flash
4 100
flash-override
5 101
critical
6 110 internet
7 111 Network
Table 9
Description on DSCP values
DSCP value (decimal)
DSCP value (binary)
Description
46 101110 ef
10 001010
af11
12 001100 af12
14 001110 af13
18 010010
af21