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Glossary

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Committed Information Rate (CIR)

The average bandwidth, in a frame-relay network, for a virtual circuit guaranteed by an Internet service provider to work under normal conditions. At any given time, the bandwidth should not fall below this committed figure. The bandwidth is usually expressed in kilobits per second (kbit/s).