Subject: RSVP/Win2000/ACS Test Bed

From: "Ray O'Connell" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 09:38:23 -0500

To any RSVP/Win2000/ACS experienced person:

Could someone point me to a good source of information or share some helpful
information related to my test as described below.

Thanks in advance
Ray

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I have setup a segment of a test bed to be used for evaluating RSVP in a
wireless network.  I have Windows 2000 routing computers on the fringes of
the wireless network test bed as shown with the direction of the traffic
flow as shown:

VAIO - A
Notebook
Win2000Pro   
  |
  | 802.11
  v
Lucent
Access 
Point 
(Bridge)
  |
  | 802.3
  v
Win2000Server Router - A
  |
  | 802.3
  v
Win2000Server Router - B
  |
  | 802.3
  v
Lucent
Access 
Point 
(Bridge)
  |
  | 802.11
  v
VAIO - B
Notebook
Win2000Pro   

I am establishing end to end RSVP connections with PATH and RESV messages
passing from end to but I am not able to see a flow spec established in the
Windows 2000 routing computers.  I am able to see the flow defined in the
transmitting VAIO-A device.  

The RSVP PATH and RESV messages are unicast and passed through the
Win2000Server Router - A machine when the ACS is set up.  My difficulty is
determining if a flow spec has been put in place in the traffic controller
at Win2000Server Router - A.  I suspect that it is not.  I have set up the
ACS so that my flow should have no problem being accepted as far as I can
tell.

I am using tcmon.exe to determine if a flow has been put in place but so far
have not seen anything at Win2000Server Router - A.  The logfiles show that
the ACS is at least seeing the PATH messages and the associated flow spec
but nothing is put in place (using tcmon.exe from the Win2000 Resource Kit)
for the packet scheduler on the output of the Win2000Server Router - A.