Comment Re:basic internet infrastructure (Score 1) 274
Differentiate Service ("DiffServ"), developed by the IETP, will use 6 bits to set the priority of an IP packet. By doing this it will be able to control the allocation of bandwidth based on the type of serve.
In other words, people who smurf or fraggle will have their traffic dumped to the bottom of the request list allowing the server to deal with legit requests first. In theory this could diminish, or thwart, the effect of a DoS attack. This technology obviously isn't widely used yet (or may never be).
There are other QoS (Quality of Service) technologies being developed, like RSVP (Reservaton protocal) that may help defend against DoS attacks.
In other words, people who smurf or fraggle will have their traffic dumped to the bottom of the request list allowing the server to deal with legit requests first. In theory this could diminish, or thwart, the effect of a DoS attack. This technology obviously isn't widely used yet (or may never be).
There are other QoS (Quality of Service) technologies being developed, like RSVP (Reservaton protocal) that may help defend against DoS attacks.
