A method and system for transporting traffic having disparate qualities of service classes across a packet-switched network includes receiving at an ingress node of a network a plurality of packets each comprising a quality of service (QoS) class defined externally to the network. Packets having a QoS...http://www.google.de/patents/US20010053149?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20010053149 - Method and system for quality of service (QoS) support in a packet-switched network