ATE411675T1 - Verfahren und vorrichtung zur kreditbasierten flusskontrolle in fibre-channel systemen - Google Patents

Verfahren und vorrichtung zur kreditbasierten flusskontrolle in fibre-channel systemen

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ATE411675T1
ATE411675T1 AT00984224T AT00984224T ATE411675T1 AT E411675 T1 ATE411675 T1 AT E411675T1 AT 00984224 T AT00984224 T AT 00984224T AT 00984224 T AT00984224 T AT 00984224T AT E411675 T1 ATE411675 T1 AT E411675T1
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William George
Steven Betker
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Qlogic Switch Products Inc
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L47/00—Traffic control in data switching networks
    • H04L47/10—Flow control; Congestion control
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F13/00—Interconnection of, or transfer of information or other signals between, memories, input/output devices or central processing units
    • G06F13/38—Information transfer, e.g. on bus
    • G06F13/40—Bus structure
    • G06F13/4004—Coupling between buses
    • G06F13/4027—Coupling between buses using bus bridges
    • G06F13/4045—Coupling between buses using bus bridges where the bus bridge performs an extender function
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L47/00—Traffic control in data switching networks
    • H04L47/10—Flow control; Congestion control
    • H04L47/39—Credit based
AT00984224T 1999-12-10 2000-12-11 Verfahren und vorrichtung zur kreditbasierten flusskontrolle in fibre-channel systemen ATE411675T1 (de)

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