Heterogeneous Network Quality of Service Systems will be especially useful for networking professionals and researchers, advanced level students, and other information technology professionals whose work relate to the Internet.

List of Figures. List of Tables. Foreword. Part I: Motivation, Background, and Approach. 1. Introduction. 2. Network QoS Systems. 3. Heterogeneity and Interaction. Part II: Interworking Problems and Solutions. 4. Different Granularities. 5. Different Time Scales. 6. Different Multicast Models. 7. Different QoS Declarations. 8. Different Data Paths. 9. Different Control Paths. Part III: The Finale. 10. Conclusions and Outlook. References. Appendices. List of Abbreviations. Trademarks. Alphabetical Index.