INTRODUCTION

 Flow Control In ATM Networks Play a Slightly Different

role then in conventional Networks .

 Traditional hop by hop flow control methods cannot be

used in ATM networks.

Basic purpose of flow control in ATM is to ensure

effective utilization of available bandwidth.

In ATM delayed cell is same as a lost cell.

FLOW CONTROL MECHANISMS
GENERIC FLOW CONTROL KEYPOINTS
Connections in Controlled Equipment
 Controlled Connection – This refer to connection
whose cell emission rate is controlled by GFC
signals .
Resources are not reserved in advance in
Controlled Connection.

Uncontrolled Connections - This refer to

connection whose cell emission rate is not controlled
by GFC signals .
Resources are reserved in advance in Uncontrolled
Connection.
 VALUE CHART OF GFC
Bit Value Interpretation

0000 Terminal is uncontrolled . Cell is assigned

or an uncontrolled connection.
0001 Terminal is controlled . Cell is unassigned
or an uncontrolled connection.
0101 Terminal is controlled . Cell on an
controlled connection Group A.
0011 Terminal is controlled . Cell on an
controlled connection Group B.
 GFC SIGNALS
 HALT – This signal is used to stop the transmission of
assigned ATM layer cells for both controlled and
uncontrolled ATM connection.

SET – The controlling device issues SET signal to set

the credit counter to a specified integer value .

NULL – The controlling device may at times send

NULL signal ,indicating that no action has to be taken .
 ABR FLOW CONTROL
 For ABR traffic ,the source controls its data injection
rates according to the loading conditions of the network

Current load of the network is conveyed to the source

through resource management cells .

ABR service does not provide Qos guarantee.

Cell transmission depends on the current state of

network.
 ABR APPROACHES
 CREDIT BASED FLOW CONTROL

RATE BASED FLOW CONROL.

 ABR KEY POINTS
In credit based scheme credits are assigned hop by
hop so each hop must know how much data to
transmit and when .
Its basically a hop by hop feedback control mechanism
.Once credit count reaches zero then sender is
prohibited to send anymore data .

In rate based flow control end to end feedback

control mechanism is followed . The destination sends
back control information to the source