Assigning a transmission priority to an ATM PVC

You can assign transmission priorities to ATM PVCs associated with the UBR, rt-VBR, or nrt-VBR service. At the time of bandwidth allocation, the PVC with higher priority has priority over other PVCs.

To assign a transmission priority to an ATM PVC:

Step

Command

Remarks

1. Enter system view.

system-view

N/A

2. Enter ATM subinterface view.

interface atm { interface-number | interface-number.subnumber }

N/A

3. Create a PVC and enter PVC view.

pvc { pvc-name [ vpi/vci ] | vpi/vci }

N/A

4. Assign a transmission priority to the ATM PVC.

transmit-priority value

Optional.

By default, the priority value is 0 for the UBR service, 5 for the nrt-VBR service and 8 for the rt-VBR.