Frame Relay Uni Dlci Sp Ra Sensitivity

This attribute specifies the sensitivity of the rate adaptation system. A higher number indicates a higher sensitivity and therefore a quicker reaction time to network conditions. A quicker reaction time allows the network to discard frames at the access and protect network resources, but can lead to false alarms and a greater fluctuation of the allowed rate. A higher setting therefore tends to favour the protection of the network over the allowed throughput of the user. A lower number indicates a lower sensitivity and therefore a slower reaction to network conditions. A slower reaction time results in a greater amount of user traffic allowed into the network, but can lead to a waste of network bandwidth since the traffic may be discarded at the congested resource. A lower setting therefore tends to favour the allowed throughput of the user over the protection of the network. This attribute is applicable for adapting EIR when rateAdaptation is eirOnly or cirProportionate, or CIR when rateAdaptation is on. This attribute is ignored if rateAdaptation is turned off.