G-2 User’s Reference Guide

Committed Information Rate (CIR)

The Committed Information Rate is a tool your Frame Relay service provider uses to manage your PVCs. The CIR measures the average amount of normal priority data your Frame Relay network will attempt to deliver in a given time interval.

Committed Burst Size (Bc)

The Committed Burst specifies the maximum amount of data that your Frame Relay service provider agrees to transfer under normal conditions over the time interval Tc. The value for Tc is calculated with the formula:

Tc= Bc/CIR

Data in excess of Bc may be discarded if the network becomes congested.

Excess Burst Size (Be)

The Excess Burst specifies the maximum amount of data that your Frame Relay service provider will attempt to deliver over the time interval Tc.

In the absence of congestion, data will be transmitted at a rate equal to or less than the excess burst. That rate is calculated according to the following formula:

(1+ Be/ Bc) * CIR = excess rate

Your Frame Relay service provider will attempt to deliver data containing excess bursts, but reserves the right to discard excess bursts in order to manage congestion within the network.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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