DE60040553D1 - Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur kreditbasierten Flusskontrolle in Fibre-Channel Systemen - Google Patents

Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur kreditbasierten Flusskontrolle in Fibre-Channel Systemen

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DE60040553D1
DE60040553D1 DE60040553T DE60040553T DE60040553D1 DE 60040553 D1 DE60040553 D1 DE 60040553D1 DE 60040553 T DE60040553 T DE 60040553T DE 60040553 T DE60040553 T DE 60040553T DE 60040553 D1 DE60040553 D1 DE 60040553D1
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Steven M Betker
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L47/00—Traffic control in data switching networks
    • H04L47/10—Flow control; Congestion control
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    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F13/00—Interconnection of, or transfer of information or other signals between, memories, input/output devices or central processing units
    • G06F13/38—Information transfer, e.g. on bus
    • G06F13/40—Bus structure
    • G06F13/4004—Coupling between buses
    • G06F13/4027—Coupling between buses using bus bridges
    • G06F13/4045—Coupling between buses using bus bridges where the bus bridge performs an extender function
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L47/00—Traffic control in data switching networks
    • H04L47/10—Flow control; Congestion control
    • H04L47/39—Credit based

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