1 Scope
2 References
3 Abbreviations
4 Generic performance model
4.1 Components of an end-to-end
connection
4.2 Frame transfer reference events
4.3 Frame transfer outcomes
5 Frame transfer performance
parameters
5.2 User Information Frame Delay
Jitter
5.3 User information frame loss ratio
5.3.1 FLRc
5.3.2 FLRe
5.4 Residual frame
error ratio
5.5 Extra frame rate
5.6 Frame-based conformant traffic
distortion ratio
5.7 Frame flow related parameters
6 Permanent virtual circuit (PVC)
availability
6.1 PVC availability function
6.2 PVC availability parameters
6.2.1 Definition of PVC service availability
6.2.2 Definition of mean time between PVC service outages
6.2.3 Related parameters
Annex A - Conformance test for performance evaluation
A.1 Motivation
A.2 Limited standardized use
A.3 DDB definition
A.4 Using the DDB in evaluating FCTDR
Annex B Bit-based accuracy and dependability
parameters
B.1 User information bit loss ratio
B.2 Residual bit error ratio
Annex C ome relations
between frame-level and ATM-level performance parameters
C.1 Scope
C.2 Motivation for relating
frame-level and ATM-level and performance parameters
C.3 Frame relay parameters considered
C.4 Relation between FR and ATM user
information loss parameters
C.4.1 Burst-type impairments
C.4.2 Single-bit errors
C.4.3 Cell losses
C.4.4 Misinserted cells
C.4.5 Frame-level processing failures
Appendix I - Sampling
estimation of PVC availability parameters
I.1 A minimal test for PVC service
availability
I.2 Procedures for estimating PVC service availability
I.3 Procedures for estimating mean
time between PVC service outages
Appendix II - Congestion notification
II.1 The effects of FECN, BECN and CLLM
on performance
II.2 Controlling the effects on
performance
Appendix III Performance
effects of excessive demand for connection resources
III.1 Unanticipated simultaneous access
line bursting
III.2 Full utilization of over
subscribed access lines
Appendix IV A method for
estimating the FLR: FLR extraction
IV.1 FLR extraction methodology
limitations
IV.2 FLR extraction methodology