Quality of Service Guide ATM QoS Traffic Descriptor Profiles 
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descriptor-type
Syntax descriptor-type type
Context config>qos>atm-td-profile
Description This command is used to specify the type of ATM traffic descriptor profile as per ATM Forum 
Traffic Management Specification Version 4.1.
Default Table 54 defines descriptor-type default values based on service category.
Parameters type — the ATM traffic descriptor profile type
Values P0_1, P0_1andS0_Tag, P0_1andS0, P0_1andS0_1
The descriptor-type command defines interpretation of traffic 
parameters that are specified for this profile. Table 55 details these 
rules.
Table 54 Service Category Descriptor Type Default Values
Service Category Default Descriptor Type
CBR P0_1
UBR P0_1
UBR with MIR P0_1
rt-VBR or nrt-VBR P0_1and S0_1
Note: Setting descriptor-type to a value not compatible with the service category (as 
defined in Table 54) results in an error message.
Table 55 Traffic Descriptor Type Command Parameters
Descriptor-type 
Value
Rates Interpretation Applicable Service 
Categories
P0_1 PIR in kb/s; applies to CLP=0 and CLP=1 
cell flows
MIR in kb/s; applies to CLP=0 and CLP=1 
cell flows
CBR, UBR, UBR with MIR