RFC 7657 states that DSCP markings are not end to end in general, because each network chooses its own PHBs and DSCP mappings and may re-mark at its edge.

Checked 2026-09-24

DSCP markings are not end to end in general.
Vendor
IETF
Product
Differentiated Services
Subsystem
trust boundary
Deployment
any
Region
not restricted
Release range
current as of 2026-09-24
Checked
2026-09-24

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, September 24). QoS marking and queuing for voice: source note qos-marking-dscp-not-end-to-end. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/qos-marking-dscp-not-end-to-end

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-qos-marking-dscp-not-end-to-end,
  title  = {QoS marking and queuing for voice: source note qos-marking-dscp-not-end-to-end},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/qos-marking-dscp-not-end-to-end},
  note   = {Source note qos-marking-dscp-not-end-to-end, checked 2026-09-24}
}

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