Scalable link-level flow-control for a switching device
US7304949B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 3, 2003 |
| Grant date | Dec 4, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 7, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/3045
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention discloses a scalable flow-control mechanism. In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a switching device for transporting packets of data, the packets being received at the switching device based on flow-control information, the device comprising a memory for storing the packets, a credit counter coupled to the memory for counting a credit number of packets departing from the memory, and a scheduler unit coupled to the credit counter for deriving the flow-control information in response to the credit number. Moreover, a switching apparatus and a method for generating flow-control information is disclosed.
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