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    Understanding Color-Blind Mode for Two-Rate Tricolor Marking

    With the color-blind mode of two-rate tricolor marking, all packets are evaluated against the committed information rate (CIR). If a packet exceeds the CIR, it is evaluated against the peak information rate (PIR). Packets that exceed the CIR but are below the PIR are marked yellow (medium-high). Packets that exceed the PIR are marked red (high).

    Table 1: Color-Blind Mode TCM Color-to-PLP Mapping

    Color

    PLP

    Meaning

    Green

    low

    Packet does not exceed the CIR.

    Yellow

    medium-high

    Packet exceeds the CIR but does not exceed the PIR.

    Red

    high

    Packet exceeds the PIR.

    Published: 2013-01-17