Priority-based flow control
US10708189B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 9, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jul 7, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 6, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/252
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Some embodiments provide a method for a hardware forwarding element. The method adds a received packet to a buffer. The method determines whether adding the packet to the buffer causes the buffer to pass one of multiple flow control thresholds, each of which corresponds to a different packet priority. When adding the packet to the buffer causes the buffer to pass a particular flow control threshold corresponding to a particular priority, the method generates a flow control message for the particular priority.
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