Credit-based pacing scheme for heterogeneous speed frame forwarding
US6954424B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 26, 2001 |
| Grant date | Oct 11, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 18, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/25
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A credit-based pacing scheme for heterogeneous speed frame forwarding. A control logic controls the transmission of data between a source device and a destination device in accordance with a handshaking protocol. Pacing logic paces the transmission of the data from the source device to the destination device to prevent congestion in the switching fabric. A credit scheme is used to arbitrate among multiple pacing modules per device, each forwarding data at a different rate.
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