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| Maximum number of bits the network guarantees to deliver under normal circumstances |
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| Excess Information Rate (EIR) |
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| Difference between the guaranteed rate and the maximum rate allowed by the service provider |
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| Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN) |
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| When a Frame Relay switch experiences congestion, it will set these bits on every frame it receives |
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| Committed Information Rate (CIR) |
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| Rate at which the service provider agrees to accept bits on the virtual circuit (VC) |
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| a direct notification that there is congestion |
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| An indirect notification stating that there is congestion |
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| Bit set if the frame received pushes the counter over the committed burst |
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