ATM cell policing method and apparatus.

摘要

In an input cell policing method in a network of an asynchronous transfer mode, according to information contained in a header field of each input cell, a group to which the cell belongs is identified. For each group, there are set a plurality of time frames having a predetermined length and mutually different phases to count the number of input cells in each time frame period. For each time frame, the count value of input cells is compared with a predetermined threshold value. An input cell for which the count value exceeds the threshold value in either one of the time frames is assumed to be an excess cell. The excess cell is discarded or a violation mark is added thereto.