Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!usc!orion.oac.uci.edu!ucivax!gateway From: decwrl!well.sf.ca.us!well!drlove@uunet.uu.net ("David R. Love") Newsgroups: comp.protocols.iso.x400 Subject: Quality of Service Definitions Message-ID: <24549@well.sf.ca.us> Date: 2 May 91 23:12:26 GMT Organization: Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link, Sausalito, CA Lines: 17 Approved: usenet@ics.uci.edu x-attn: jns X-Previously-To: comp-protocols-iso-x400@apple.com ReSent-From: Re-sent but not originated by Jerry Sweet ReSent-To: mhsnews@ics.uci.edu In the Stable Implementation Agreements there are two tables related to the Quality of Service. These provide Delivery Time Targets and Forced Nondelivery Times. The times provided are provided in the absence of any standardized QOS parameters. My question regards the note that follows the tables. It states that "Both tables apply to the period between acceptance by the originating MTA in the originating Administration domain to the time of delivery in the destination Administration domain. Trnasit time within PRMDs is NOT included in the above times. " Does this mean that it is the lapsed time from time of submission until time of delivery to the recipient? Or does it mean the lapsed time from time of submission until delivery at the first MTA in the destination ADMD? Or is there some other definition? Any clarification would be appreciated. Dave Love