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 +====== Packet Loss ======
  
 +[[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:start|Go up to Terms and Definitions]]
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 +===== Discussion =====
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 +Packet Loss occurs when packets fail to reach the intended network destination or measurement point.
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 +In the context of [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:i:internet_qos]], Packet Loss results from congestion, queue overflow, policing, transmission errors, routing failures, device failures, or deliberate discard policies.
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 +===== Definition =====
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 +//failure of packet-switched traffic to reach an intended destination or measurement point//
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 +===== Source =====
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 +Generalised from Internet QoS and IP performance terminology.
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 +===== Note =====
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 +Packet Loss is not message rejection, policy denial, data deletion, audit exclusion, or application-level validation failure.
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 +===== Example =====
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 +A congested router drops low-priority packets when its queue reaches the configured limit.