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5.2.1 Service Classes Supported by the IBM 8285 ATM Workgroup

The following quality of service (QoS) classes are supported by the 8285 control point:

Constant bit rate (CBR)

Variable bit rate - real time (VBR-rt) This class is supported as CBR.

Variable bit rate - non-real time (VBR-nrt) This class is supported as CBR.

Unspecified bit rate (UBR)

Available bit rate (ABR)

Table 15 provide information about the traffic management functions supported by the 8285.

Table 15. Traffic Management Functions Support

Traffic Management Functions

Supported

 

 

Connection admission control (CAC)

Yes

 

 

Usage parameter control (UPC)

No

 

 

Generic cell rate algorithm (GRCA)

No

 

 

Explicit forward congestion indication (EFCI)

Yes

 

 

Full packet level discard

Yes

 

 

Network parameter control

No

 

 

Random early detection (RED)

No

 

 

Selective cell discarding

No

 

 

Dynanic discard control

No

 

 

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