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RIF: Rate Increase Factor
Rate Increase Factor (RIF) is an ATM ABR service parameter. RIF controls the amount by which the cell transmission rate may increase upon receipt of an RM-cell. The additive increase rate AIR=PCR*RIF. RIF is a power of 2, ranging from 1/32,768 to 1. For ABR traffic, RIF effects the time rate of change of the ACR. This value effects TCP round trip time calculations, which in turn effects TCP throughput.
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RIF: Rate Increase Factor
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