Fast Lane
Give your iOS app a boost on Cisco networks, and get a DevNet Fast Lane validation for your app
Without Fast Lane
With Fast Lane
What is Fast Lane?
Fast Lane allows iOS apps connected to Cisco WiFi access points to be prioritized. This means your
voice, video and real-time data gets to be first in line.
Why Fast Lane?
Improve your iOS app’s performance
See the example audio experience below.
Packet avg interval:
40ms
Glitches:
multiple, up to 600ms
Audio experience:
Packet avg interval:
20ms
Glitches:
few, up to 100ms
Audio experience:
No code dependencies
Add service type (QoS marking) in your iOS app. iOS 10+ understands them and the markings are
honored by the network so your app is prioritized.
For CFSocketStream set kCFStreamNetworkServiceType
For NSStream , use NSStreamNetworkServiceType
For Stream , use StreamNetworkServiceType
For UDP sockets , use SO_NET_SERVICE_TYPE
Widely adopted
Half of all Wi-Fi networks are built on Cisco infrastructure. This means with Fast Lane, your
app gets priority in malls, stadiums, schools, hospitals and more.
Totally free
This is free for developers as part of the
Apple and Cisco partnership
accelerating mobile
transformation.
Dig into a sample app
Fast Lane enable your iOS app using UDP Sockets
Set up: clone repository
$ git clone https://github.com/CiscoDevNet/fastlane-udp-client-app.git
Edit the code: modify the service type in Xcode
/ Choose from one the following service types
// Hint: For the UDP Client here it will be NET_SERVICE_TYPE_RD
//
optval = NET_SERVICE_TYPE_BE; /* default */
optlen = sizeof(optval);
if(setsockopt(socketFD, SOL_SOCKET, SO_NET_SERVICE_TYPE , &optval;, optlen) < 0) {
perror("setsockopt()");
}
// Hint: For the UDP Client here it will be NET_SERVICE_TYPE_RD
//
/*
* NET_SERVICE_TYPE_BE // “Best Effort"
* NET_SERVICE_TYPE_BK // “Background”
* NET_SERVICE_TYPE_VI // “Interactive Video”
* NET_SERVICE_TYPE_VO // “Interactive Voice”
* NET_SERVICE_TYPE_RV // “Responsive Multimedia Audio/Video”
* NET_SERVICE_TYPE_AV // “Multimedia Audio/Video Streaming”
* NET_SERVICE_TYPE_OAM // “Operations, Administration, and Management”
* NET_SERVICE_TYPE_RD // “Responsive Data”
* /
* NET_SERVICE_TYPE_BE // “Best Effort"
* NET_SERVICE_TYPE_BK // “Background”
* NET_SERVICE_TYPE_VI // “Interactive Video”
* NET_SERVICE_TYPE_VO // “Interactive Voice”
* NET_SERVICE_TYPE_RV // “Responsive Multimedia Audio/Video”
* NET_SERVICE_TYPE_AV // “Multimedia Audio/Video Streaming”
* NET_SERVICE_TYPE_OAM // “Operations, Administration, and Management”
* NET_SERVICE_TYPE_RD // “Responsive Data”
* /
optval = NET_SERVICE_TYPE_BE; /* default */
optlen = sizeof(optval);
if(setsockopt(socketFD, SOL_SOCKET, SO_NET_SERVICE_TYPE , &optval;, optlen) < 0) {
perror("setsockopt()");
}
You are good to go - compile and run!
Get more details on the sample GitHub project.
Get more details on the sample GitHub project.
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