Per-call facility options - Throughput class negotiation

Description of Facility

This facility allows the effective throughput rate of the virtual circuit to be signalled.

Facility code	Parameter field
02 hex	3=75 bps 4=150 bps 5=300 bps
	6=600 bps 7=1200 bps 8=2400 bps
	9=4800 bps 10=9600 bps 11=19200 bps
	12=48000 bps

| 02 | 00000010 | throughput class negotiation.............#

+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

| X.2 LEVEL 3 PER CALL FACILITY | X.2 (1984) | UK(a) | UK(b) |interworking|

| OPTIONS | REF CLASS | now | now |R5a|R5b| R6 | |

+-------------------------------------+-------------+--------+-----+---+---+----+------------|

| Throughput class negotiation........| 2.7 E | . |

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+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

UK(a) - not supported

UK(b) - allows 4 'levels'

value requested	resources allocated for
	bits per second	characters per second
1-6	256	32
7	1280	160
8-9	4096	512
10-11	16384	2048

&notes& = y

Temporary note for reviewers

UK(a) - the throughput is limited only by the availability of bandwidth on the links, and resources within the network. If throughput gets too low due to high traffic levels, then extra trunk lines or switching equipment has to be provided, if this is not done then network nodes may go into congestion.

UK(b) - Each logical channel is throttled back to the throughput shown above, backpressure is applied across the network by adjacent nodes sending an array every 0.5 second for each channel (trickle and gush array). This appears to put a hard limit of 2048 cps = 16.4 bps per logical channel, we need to check this with UKb. If it is true it could cause a problem for users.

Question: If throughput class (TNDTED71 Q170) is set to yes will throughput class facility always be sent to the DTE or only when it is received from the call originator.

Answer : Yes, the default values in TNDTED71 Q188,Q189 will be included in the Call Request packet.

CCITT compatibility

X.2 1984 ... E - essential facility

X.2 1988 ... E - essential facility

ISO 8878 compatibility

ONA compatibility

RD 0004 part 8:1.C (PICS proforma Public Network1984)

V11s - throughput classes supported sending...

75,150,300,600,1200,2400,4800,9600,19200,48000

V11r - throughput classes supported receiving

75,150,300,600,1200,2400,4800,9600,19200,48000

Therefore release 4 is compatible with ONA for default values. Although Release 4 does not fully implement throughput class.

ONA appears to require support of non-standard throughput class, which seems unnecessary

Implementation issues

EuclideanSpace

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