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Figure 6.2: Independence of source and switch <strong>in</strong>tervals<br />

The switch provides only one feedback value dur<strong>in</strong>g each switch<strong>in</strong>terval irrespec-<br />

tive of <strong>the</strong> number of RM cells it encounters. The switch calculates <strong>the</strong> ER only<br />

once per <strong>in</strong>terval, and <strong>the</strong> ER value obta<strong>in</strong>ed is stored. It <strong>in</strong>serts <strong>the</strong> same ER value<br />

<strong>in</strong> all <strong>the</strong> RM cells it sees dur<strong>in</strong>g this <strong>in</strong>terval. In gure 6.2, <strong>the</strong> switch <strong>in</strong>terval is<br />

greater than <strong>the</strong> RM cell distance. The ER calculated <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>terval marked Load<br />

Measurement Interval is ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>in</strong> a table and set <strong>in</strong> all <strong>the</strong> RM cells pass<strong>in</strong>g<br />

through <strong>the</strong> switch dur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> next <strong>in</strong>terval.<br />

6.6 Per-VC CCR Measurement Option<br />

The CCR of a source is obta<strong>in</strong>ed from <strong>the</strong> CCR eld of <strong>the</strong> <strong>for</strong>ward go<strong>in</strong>g RM<br />

cell. The latest CCR value is used <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> ERICA computation. It is assumed that<br />

<strong>the</strong> CCR is correlated with <strong>the</strong> load factor measured. When <strong>the</strong> CCR is low, <strong>the</strong><br />

frequency of <strong>for</strong>ward RM cells becomes very low. Hence, <strong>the</strong> switch may not have a<br />

new CCR estimate though a number of averag<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>tervals have elapsed. Moreover,<br />

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