Receive buffer in a data storage system
US7447826B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 31, 2004 |
| Grant date | Nov 4, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 27, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/385
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method according to one embodiment may include receiving data in a receive buffer, the receive buffer comprising a plurality of buffers, and sending a hold command to a transmitting node currently sending data to hold transmission of additional data when a level of the data in the receive buffer reaches a high threshold level. Of course, many alternatives, variations, and modifications are possible without departing from this embodiment.
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