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Multiple Queue Scheduling Disciplines for Frames and
Cells
• Strict Priority Custom, guaranteed ATM traffic classes
• Specified Rate Guarantees peak rate for CBR (rate limiting),
minimum cell rate for ABR or UBR, and sustainable
cell rate for VBR
• Weighted Round Robin (WRR) Fair, differentiated delay probability for UBR or
NRT-VBR traffic slasses, and for best effort with
multiple IP precedence levels or RSVP service classes
in Tag Switching networks
Intelligent Early Packet Discard • Supports early packet drop when user-defined buffer
threshold(s) are exceeded
Maximizes goodput for bursty traffic; multiple
thresholds used for weighted early packet discard offer
differentiated loss probability for UBR and for best
effort with multiple IP precedence levels or RSVP IP
service classes in MPLS/Tag Switching networks
Intelligent Tail (Partial) Packet Discard • Drops remaining cells of an AAL5 frame when any
cells are dropped after failing traffic policing, or any
other event that causes cell loss
Improves goodput by not needlessly forwarding cells
of a partial frame and increases buffer utilization, thus
avoiding any further loss
Cell Tagging and Selective Cell Drop • Sets cell loss priority bit in cells that exceed buffer
thresholds or fail traffic policing
Optimizes network utilization while minimizing
unnecessary cell loss
• Preferentially drops cells with CLP bit set Prioritizes dropping of non-conformant cells
Traffic Policing (usage parameter control) per ITU-T
I.371 and ATM Forum UNI Specifications
• Uses dual leaky bucket algorithm Allows enforcement of traffic contracts for all ATM
Forum-defined traffic types
Traffic Pacing/Shaping • Allows cells to be paced out specific connections and
shaped VP tunnels at rates equal to or below the line
rate
Allows for rate-limited traffic on public network
connections; 128 total VP tunnels can be shaped per
switch, each VP with up to 128 VCs each
Resource and Policy Connection Admission Control • Used in admitting and routing ATM connections Ensures that guarantees made to existing connections
or policies set by the administrator are honored when
setting up new connections
Table 8 Catalyst 8500 ATM Switching-Specific Features and Benefits
Feature Comment/Description Benefit
ABR Congestion Control • Supports EFCI and Relative Rate (RR) Ma
Catalyst 8510
• EFCI Marking standard on Catalyst 8540
support for RR and Explicit Rate via optio
daughter card on MSP
Traffic Statistics • Wide variety of per-connection, per-port, a
per-switch statistics
LAN Emulation Services • LANE Configuration Server (LECS), LAN
(LES), and Broadcast and Unknown Server
for Ethernet and Token Ring emulated LA
(supporting LUNI v1.0 or v2.0 clients); the
supports MPOA networks as well
Complete Network Redundancy • Cisco's standards-based SSRP and Hot Sta
Router Protocol (HSRP) for LANE and M
networks
RFC 1577 Classical IP over ATM • Supports ATM ARP server
ATM Forum CES v2.0 • Integrates voice and video with data traffic
single ATM trunk
• Structured (n x 64) and Unstructured (Clear
Services
• On-hook suppression
Cisco Tag Switching (emerging IETF Multiprotocol
Label Switching)
• Special software license required for MPL
Switching; utilizes VC-merge optimization
ATM-Specific Services and Manageability
Mechanisms
F4 and F5 OAM Cell Flows • Segment or end-to-end flows for both VCs
periodically or on demand; AIS and RDI s
Table 8 Catalyst 8500 ATM Switching-Specific Features and Benefits
Feature Comment/Description
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