ATM cell header structure
Bits
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
Byte in
header
GFC* / VPI
VPI
VPI
VCI
VCI
VCI
PTI
CLP
HEC
GFC  Generic Flow Control      HEC   Header Error Control
VPI   Virtual Path Identifier      PTI    Payload Type Indicator
VCI   Virtual Channel Identifier       CLP   Cell Loss Priority
* GFC at User to Network Interface (UNI)