This attribute specifies whether the connection (VCC) should be configured with elastic bandwidth or not. Elastic bandwidth is of importance in conjuction with IMA links, where some links fail and the resulting bandwidth is less than the requested bandwidth for all connections. In that case, some connections may be reduced in bandwidth based on the setting of the bwElastic attribute.

If this attribute is set to yes, the Test application signals to the connection that the bandwidth for this connection is elastic, and may be reduced in the case of IMA link failures. If the bandwidth is reduced, the rate of test cells which can be handled by the connection will also be reduced.

If this attribute is set to no, the Test application signals to the connection that the bandwidth for this connection must be maintained at the requested level. If the connection cannot maintain the full bandwidth, the connection may be released (cleared) based on the holding priority of the connection.