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Inverse Multiplexing for ATM (IMA)

MPC8280 PowerQUICC II Family Reference Manual, Rev. 1

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Per the above explanation and examples, it is seen that TNUMLINKS is the only parameter which needs

to be modified by software when a link is added or dropped from an IMA group. All other APC parameters

need not be modified. [Note, however, that if links are dropped such that the total scheduled bandwidth of

the ATM channels is greater than 100% of the IMA group bandwidth, this will result eventually in APC

overruns, and should therefore be corrected and/or avoided.

NOTE

Software should ensure that the length of the APC scheduling table is

increased if links are added to the IMA group. When incrementing the

number of links in an IMA group, the user might exceed the length of the

APC scheduling table; if this happens, the ATM channel is mapped outside

of the APC scheduling table and the channel stops.

34.4.9.1

Programming for CBR, UBR, VBR, and UBR+

All APC parameters for CBR, UBR, VBR, and UBR+ channels which will be transmitted over IMA

groups should be scaled by the intended steady-state value of TNUMLINKS. Their values should be

divided by TNUMLINKS, as they will be scaled by TNUMLINKS when the pacing algorithms are

performed. The parameters which must be scaled include: PCR, SCR, OOBR, BT, MCR, and MDA.

34.4.9.2

Programming for ABR

ABR channels are a special case, in that they are not programmed as a percentage of the physical line rate

as inferred from the period of requests from the PHY layer. Instead, the rate of an ABR channel is

programmed as a percentage of an explicitly-provided parameter, the LINE_RATE_ABR, which is

programmed in the APC parameter table for each APC. Therefore, when links are added or dropped from

an IMA group which carries ABR traffic, the parameter LINE_RATE_ABR must also be scaled to reflect

the change in bandwidth of the group. For example, if TNUMLINKS increases from three to four, then

LINE_RATE_ABR must also be multiplied by 4/3.

Assume that one link is dropped from the IMA group in Example 4. The overall bandwidth of the group is

now 8Mbps, and TNUMLINKS becomes 4. Therefore, the pace for the 6Mbps CBR channel described

above scales to 4/3 (PCR=1, PCR_Fraction=84), indicating that the channel will use 75% of the bandwidth

of the group, which is still 6Mbps.

Assume that two links more are dropped from the IMA group in Example 4. The overall bandwidth of the

group is now 4Mbps, and TNUMLINKS becomes 2. Therefore, the pace for the 6Mbps CBR channel

described above scales to 2/3 (PCR=0, PCR_Fraction=170). This is less than 1, which is not possible to

support, so it is rounded up to 1. The channel originally programmed for 6Mbps now consumes 100% of

the 4Mbps IMA group.

Table 34-28. Examples of APC Programming for IMA (continued)

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