Method for scoring queued frames for selective transmission through a switch
US6608819B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 30, 2000 |
| Grant date | Aug 19, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 30, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q2213/1334
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for scoring queued frames 18 for selective transmission through a switch (12) includes providing one or more switches in a fibre channel fabric, particularly one or more fibre channel switches (12′). The method includes assigning an initial score (20) to the content (42) of the one or more frames (18) of data (26). The initial score (20) is adjusted by one or more alternative score components to determine one or more adjusted scores (22). The adjusted scores (22) are compared. The method also provides for selecting frames (18) having the highest adjusted scores (22), and transmitting through the switches (12) the frames (18) having the highest adjusted scores (22).
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