prioritization
Prioritization in networking assigns precedence to certain traffic or data, ensuring critical applications receive the resources they need for optimal performance.
Prioritization uses Quality of Service (QoS), traffic classification, and queuing to favor time-sensitive or important data. This improves reliability and user experience for applications like VoIP, streaming, and financial transactions.
Techniques include class-based QoS, DiffServ, policy-based routing, and traffic engineering. Prioritization also helps meet SLAs and optimize resource utilization across complex networks.
Alternatives include static bandwidth allocation or network slicing, but dynamic prioritization offers greater flexibility and efficiency.