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UBR

Last Updated May 24, 2021 1:57 pm

Short for unspecified bit rate, or Class D quality of service, an ATM bandwidth-allocation service that does not guarantee any throughputlevels and uses only available bandwidth. UBR is often used when transmitting data that can tolerate delays.

Compare with ABR, CBR and VBR.

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