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Interoperation of Controlled-Load Service and Guaranteed Service with ATM

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Network Working Group                                        M. Garrett
Request for Comments: 2381                                     Bellcore
Category: Standards Track                                     M. Borden
                                                           Bay Networks
                                                            August 1998


               Interoperation of Controlled-Load Service
                    and Guaranteed Service with ATM

Status of this Memo

   This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the
   Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
   improvements.  Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet
   Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state
   and status of this protocol.  Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

Copyright Notice

   Copyright (C) The Internet Society (1998).  All Rights Reserved.

Abstract

   This document provides guidelines for mapping service classes, and
   traffic management features and parameters between Internet and ATM
   technologies.  The service mappings are useful for providing
   effective interoperation and end-to-end Quality of Service for IP
   Integrated Services networks containing ATM subnetworks.

   The discussion and specifications given here support the IP
   integrated services protocols for Guaranteed Service (GS),
   Controlled-Load Service (CLS) and the ATM Forum UNI specification,
   versions 3.0, 3.1 and 4.0.  Some discussion of IP best effort service
   over ATM is also included.

   The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT",
   "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this
   document are to be interpreted as described in RFC 2119 [1].  (Note,
   in many cases the use of "MUST" or "REQUIRED" reflects our
   interpretation of the requirements of a related standard, e.g., ATM
   Forum UNI 4.0, rsvp, etc.)









Garrett & Borden            Standards Track
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