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QOS(7)				 Miscellaneous				QOS(7)

NAME
       qos - Quality of Service specification

DESCRIPTION
       The  text2qos  and  qos2text functions use the format described in this
       man page. Because all standard ATM tools on Linux use  those  functions
       to convert to or from the textual representation of QOS specifications,
       they expect them in the same format too.

       The most fundamental parameters are the traffic class and the AAL  (ATM
       Adaption	 Layer) type. If the connection is bi-directional, both direc‐
       tions have the same traffic class and the same AAL  type.  The  traffic
       class  and  the AAL type are the first elements (in any order) in a QOS
       specification. The traffic class is the only required element.  If  the
       AAL  type is omitted, the application will provide a default value. The
       following traffic classes are recognized:

       ubr    Unassigned Bit Rate

       cbr    Constant Bit Rate

       abr    Available Bit Rate

       The following AAL types are recognized:

       aal0   ("raw ATM")

       aal5

       If both, the traffic class and the AAL type  are	 specified,  they  are
       separated by a comma.

       If more parameters are supplied, the traffic class and AAL type must be
       followed by a colon. Traffic parameters can be specified	 independently
       for  the	 transmit and the receive direction. Their parameter lists are
       prefixed with tx: and rx:, respectively. If both	 parameter  lists  are
       present,	 the  tx:  list	 must  precede the rx: list. If a parameter is
       equal for both directions, it can be placed in a common parameter  list
       (without prefix). The general format is as follows:

       class_and_aal:common_list,tx:list,rx:list

       Each  list  consists  of	 elements specifying a parameter. Elements can
       appear in any order and they are separated with commas.	The  following
       elements are recognized:

       pcr=rate
	      is a synonym for max_pcr=rate

       max_pcr=rate
	      The  upper  limit	 for the peak cell rate to assign. If omitted,
	      any rate up to link speed may be chosen.

       min_pcr=rate
	      The lower limit for the peak cell rate to	 assign.  If  omitted,
	      any rate above zero can be chosen.

       sdu=size
	      is a synonym for max_sdu=size

       max_sdu=size
	      The  size of the largest packet that may be sent or received. If
	      omitted, a context-dependent default value is used.

       Values are specified as follows:

       rate   The (decimal) rate, optionally followed by a unit. The unit  may
	      be  prefixed  with  one  of  the multipliers k, M, or G, meaning
	      1'000, 1'000'000, or 1'000'000'000, respectively. The units  cps
	      (cells  per second) and bps (bits per second) are recognized. If
	      multiplier and unit are omitted, cells per second	 are  assumed.
	      Note  that  the rate is always converted to cells per second, so
	      rounding errors may occur when specifying the rate in  bits  per
	      second.  Rates  measured in bits per second are considered to be
	      user data rates, i.e. one cell corresponds to 384 bits. The rate
	      can  be  a  fractional  value, e.g.  1.3Mbps.  It is an error to
	      specify only a multiplier without a  unit.  Link	speed  can  be
	      indicated by using the keyword max as the rate.

       size   The (decimal) number of bytes.

       The  tx:	 or  rx:  lists may also just contain the single element none,
       which indicates that the corresponding direction is not used.  It is an
       error to specify none for both direction.

       Note that commas must never follow colons or other commas. Also, white‐
       space is not allowed inside a QOS specification. QOS specifications are
       case-insensitive.

EXAMPLES
       Each of the following lines contains a valid QOS specification:

	 ubr
	 ubr:pcr=100kbps
	 cbr,aal0:pcr=64kbps
	 CBR:max_pcr=11Mbps,min_pcr=10mbps,sdu=8192
	 aal5,ubr:tx:none
	 cbr:tx:pcr=30000,rx:none

       The following specificiations are equivalent:

	 CBR,AAL5:PCR=48Mbps
	 cbr,aal5:max_pcr=125000
	 cbr,aal5:tx:pcr=125kcps,rx:pcr=125kcps

AUTHOR
       Werner Almesberger, EPFL LRC/ICA <werner.almesberger@epfl.ch>

Linux				April 20, 2000				QOS(7)
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