A relatively new
concept. Based on flow control from the network (employing Resource Management =
RM cells). In ABR, we need to specify the following traffic
parameters:
- Peak Cell
Rate
(PCR)
- Minimum Cell Rate
(MCR)
MCR is a bound (0 < MCR < PCR) on the
cell rate that the network should support. However, the cell rate of the source is allowed to
vary between 0 … PCR.
Typical applications:
- LAN emulation / LAN
interconnection
- File transfer (critical
applications)