Working with Capacity Provided Specifications

Capacity Provided specifications define the maximum capacity an entity can provide to other entities that can consume the capacity, such as the maximum bandwidth capacity provided by a pipe. An entity can offer multiple types of capacity, so its specification can have relationships to multiple Capacity Provided specifications.

An entity specification can be related to only one Capacity Provided specification of a given capacity type, however. Capacity types are required to create Capacity Provided specifications. UIM supports defining capacity provided for pipes and signal termination points. See "Working with Capacity Types" for more information.

When working with Capacity Provided specifications, see the following topics: