Congestion management scheme
US5822300A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 2, 1996 |
| Grant date | Oct 13, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 2, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/445
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A congestion management scheme for managing traffic in a data communication system having a plurality of port blocks at least one of which may be connected to a communication medium, the congestion management scheme including a structure for determining whether a sender is congested, a structure for determining whether a receiver is congested, and a structure for determining whether a RX FIFO is congested and a structure for determining a memory buffer, associated with at least one of the sender and the receiver, is congested. The congestion scheme further includes a structure for handling traffic by taking one of the preferred actions depending upon the congestion indicators.
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