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Introduction to QoS and QoS Mechanisms

Overview

As user applications continue to drive network growth and complexity, supporting diverse types of traffic—especially for business-critical and delay-sensitive applications—has never been more essential. This course equips learners with in-demand skills to effectively manage Quality of Service (QoS) in converged networks, ensuring that priority applications receive the performance they require. You’ll explore the foundations of QoS, identify common network issues, and learn step-by-step methods for planning and implementing QoS using modern models like best-effort, IntServ, and DiffServ.

What sets this course apart is its practical focus on Cisco’s Modular QoS CLI (MQC) and breakthrough AutoQoS tools, enabling both granular configuration and simplified deployment for different user needs. Through hands-on exercises, you’ll gain skills in class-based marking, monitoring QoS, and leveraging Cisco’s automation tools for both campus and WAN environments. By the end of the course, you’ll be confident in creating and maintaining QoS policies that optimize network performance and reliability—making you an invaluable asset in any network administration or architecture role.

Advantages and disadvantages

Advantages

Structured courses with graded quizzes, assignments and deadlines you can reset.
A shareable certificate from the university or company when you pay.
Financial aid is often approved for students in India (apply 15 days before you need it).
Self-paced: start any time.

Disadvantages

Paid after a 7-day free trial (Coursera Plus or per course).
Some courses can be audited for free, but graded work and certificates need payment.

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This course is paid. Here is how to take it for free

Free trials: You can start a 7-day free trial for many individual courses, Specializations, or a Coursera Plus subscription to test full course features. Cancel before the seventh day if you do not want to be charged.
Financial aid: If you cannot afford the fee for a certificate, you can apply for financial aid through the link on the course home page by filling out an application about your background and goals.

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