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Data cells also have an Explicit Forward Congestion Indication (EFCI) bit <strong>in</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong>ir headers, which may be set by <strong>the</strong> network when it experiences congestion. The<br />

dest<strong>in</strong>ation saves <strong>the</strong> EFCI state of every data cell. If <strong>the</strong> EFCI state is set when<br />

it turns around an RM cell, it uses <strong>the</strong> CI bit to give (a s<strong>in</strong>gle bit) feedback to <strong>the</strong><br />

source. When <strong>the</strong> source receives <strong>the</strong> RM cell from <strong>the</strong> network, it adjusts its ACR<br />

us<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> ER, CI, NI values, and source parameters.<br />

Figure 2.5: Resource <strong>Management</strong> (RM) Cell Fields<br />

All rates (e.g., ER, CCR, and MCR) <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> RM cell are represented us<strong>in</strong>g a special<br />

16-bit oat<strong>in</strong>g po<strong>in</strong>t <strong>for</strong>mat,whichallows a maximum value of 4,290,772,992 cells per<br />

second (1.8 terabits per second). Dur<strong>in</strong>g connection setup, however, rate parameters<br />

are negotiated us<strong>in</strong>g an 24-bit <strong>in</strong>teger <strong>for</strong>mat, which limits <strong>the</strong>ir maximum value to<br />

16,777,215 cells per second or 7.1 Gb/s.<br />

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