Patent · US Expired

Buffer to buffer credit flow control for computer network

US7085846B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 31, 2001
Grant dateAug 1, 2006
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Expiry dateSep 10, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L49/357
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method for providing flow control for a computer network is disclosed. In one embodiment of the present invention, buffer-to-buffer credit flow control is implemented to limit the amount of data a port may send based on the number and size of the frames sent from that port.

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