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 +====== Bandwidth Allocation ======
  
 +[[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:start|Go up to Terms and Definitions]]
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 +===== Discussion =====
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 +Bandwidth Allocation assigns available transmission capacity among traffic classes, flows, users, or services.
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 +In the context of [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:i:internet_qos]], Bandwidth Allocation supports differentiated service treatment, minimum service expectations, maximum traffic limits, and fairness among competing traffic.
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 +===== Definition =====
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 +//network-level assignment of transmission capacity among traffic classes, flows, users, or services//
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 +===== Source =====
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 +Generalised from Internet QoS and Differentiated Services terminology.
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 +===== Note =====
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 +Bandwidth Allocation is not DDS resource limits, application capacity planning, node admission control, or cost allocation.
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 +===== Example =====
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 +A network reserves part of an interface’s forwarding capacity for operational status traffic and assigns the remaining capacity to background traffic.