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5.1.1 Control-Cell Format<br />

The control cell conta<strong>in</strong>s <strong>the</strong> follow<strong>in</strong>g elds:<br />

1. Transmitted Cell <strong>Rate</strong> (TCR): The TCR is <strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>verse of <strong>the</strong> m<strong>in</strong>imum <strong>in</strong>ter-cell<br />

transmission time and <strong>in</strong>dicates <strong>in</strong>stantaneous peak load <strong>in</strong>put by <strong>the</strong> source.<br />

Figure 5.1: Transmitted cell rate (<strong>in</strong>stantaneous) and O ered Average Cell <strong>Rate</strong><br />

(average).<br />

2. The O ered Average Cell <strong>Rate</strong> (OCR): For bursty sources which may not send<br />

a cell at every transmission opportunity, TCR is not a good <strong>in</strong>dication of overall<br />

load. There<strong>for</strong>e, <strong>the</strong> average measured load over T <strong>in</strong>terval is <strong>in</strong>dicated <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

OCR eld of <strong>the</strong> control cell. The <strong>in</strong>ter-cell time is computed based on <strong>the</strong><br />

transmitted cell rate. However, <strong>the</strong> source may be idle <strong>in</strong> between <strong>the</strong> bursts<br />

and so <strong>the</strong> average cell rate is di erent from <strong>the</strong> transmitted cell rate. This<br />

average is called <strong>the</strong> o ered average cell rate and is also <strong>in</strong>cluded <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> cell. This<br />

dist<strong>in</strong>ction between TCR and OCR is shown <strong>in</strong> Figure 5.1. Notice that TCR<br />

is a control variable (like <strong>the</strong> knob on a faucet) while <strong>the</strong> OCR is a measured<br />

quantity (like a meter on a pipe). This analogy is shown <strong>in</strong> Figure 5.2.<br />

3. Load Adjustment Factor (LAF): This eld carries <strong>the</strong> feedback from <strong>the</strong> net-<br />

work. At <strong>the</strong> source, <strong>the</strong> LAF is <strong>in</strong>itialized to zero. Switches on <strong>the</strong> path can<br />

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