Service Categories

Service categories
CBR: Constant bit rate Rt-VBR Nrt-VBR UBR ABR GFR

Broad categories
Time Sensitivity: some of the categories require strict bound on delay and delay variation. Nature of Traffic: either it is stable traffic as in case of constant bit rate or bursty traffic depending upon applications Provisioning-some provisions for resources for constant bit rate.

 All service categories apply to both VCCs and VPCs. ATM services are characterized by the traffic parameters: Constant Bit Rate (CBR)
Requires a fixed amount of bandwidth continuously available during the connection lifetime The amount of bandwidth is characterized by a Peak Cell Rate (PCR) value
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ATM Service Categories (continued)

ATM Service Categories (continued)

The source can transmit cells at the PCR at any time and for any duration Intended to support real-time applications Requires tightly constrained delay and delay variation Application examples: interactive (real-time) voice, video, and circuit emulation

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 Real-Time Variable Bit Rate (rt-VBR)

Intended for real-time applications Requires tightly constrained delay and delay variation Characterized by a PCR, Sustainable Cell Rate (SCR), and Maximum Burst Size (MBS) The source may transmit bursty traffic, e.g., Motion JPEG or MPEG compressed video

ATM Service Categories (continued)

Non-Real-Time Varible Bit Rate (nrt-VBR)
Intended for non-real-time applications Source transmits bursty traffic Characterized by a PCR, SCR, and MBS Requires low Cell Loss Ratio (CLR) May support statistical multiplexing of connections No delay bounds are associated with this service category
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Unspecified Bit Rate (UBR)
Intended for non-real-time, bursty applications Does not specify traffic related service guarantees No commitment is made about cell transfer delay No commitment is made as to cell loss ratio experienced by cells on the connection Application example: E-mail, LAN traffic, and TCP/IP traffic

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 Available Bit Rate (ABR)

Intended for bursty traffic whose bandwidth range is known roughly End system specifies maximum required bandwidth (PCR) and minimum usable bandwidth (MCR) The cell rate provided by the network can change throughout the connection The user gets whats available

QoS and QoS Classes