An ATM switch, and method for operating such a switch, are disclosed. In one embodiment, the switch detects ABR VCs that are likely bottlenecked elsewhere in their network path, allowing it to calculate a fair share of available bandwidth for those VCs that are bottlenecked locally. In another embodiment,...http://www.google.fr/patents/US6512743?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US6512743 - Bandwidth allocation for ATM available bit rate service
Bandwidth allocation for ATM available bit rate service