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)