Above-CIR distribution is the second phase of bandwidth allocation between a parent scheduler and its child queues and child schedulers. The bandwidth that is available to the parent scheduler after the within-CIR distribution is distributed among the child members using each child’s level (to define strict priority for the above-CIR distribution), weight (the ratio at a specific level with several children), and the child’s rate value. A rate value equal to the child’s CIR value results in a child not receiving any bandwidth during the above-CIR distribution phase.