Method for managing congestion in a network switch
US7197044B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 17, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 27, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 17, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/552
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for managing congestion in a stack of network switches includes the steps of receiving an incoming packet on a first port of a network switch for transmission to a destination port and determining if the destination port of the packet is a monitored port. Thereafter, the method determines a queue status of the destination port, if the destination port is determined to be a monitored port, and preschedules transmission of the incoming packet to the destination port if the destination port is determined to be a monitored port.
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