Asynchrinous transfer mode system and method

摘要: An ATM system transmits different types of cells (data, forward resource management (RM) and backward RM) from station A through switch(es) to B. Different fields in an Available Bit Rate (ABR) table provide controls over the rate such cell transmissions. First particular field values control selection successive ones decision blocks which determine type be transmitted. Second one a plurality entries exponent also provides other parameter controlling generation explicit rate. Third ABR individual each indicating transmission Each includes changes block generally providing reduced transmission. These are dependent part upon relative times for reception by cells. One step is select lower indicated blocks. By these controls, optimal, but not excessive, selected transmit