Apparatus and method for generating a pause frame in a buffered

Multiplex communications – Data flow congestion prevention or control – Flow control of data transmission through a network

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370412, G01R 3108, H04L 1256

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ABSTRACT:
A buffered distributor (i.e., a full-duplex repeater) having receive buffers for respective network ports calculates pause frames based on the size of stored data packets that need to be output by the repeater core according to a round robin sequence before congestion in an identified receive buffer is eliminated. The distribution core within the buffered distributor includes a linked list register that stores the determined links of received data packets for each network port. Upon detecting a congestion condition in one of the receive buffers for a corresponding port, the buffered distributor determines the relative position of the congested port within the round robin sequence, and calculates the pause interval based on the length of the data packets that need to be output before congestion is eliminated. The sum of the data packet lengths are compared to an output data rate of the distribution core, as well as switching delays within the core. The calculated pause frames, in conjunction with the prescribed congestion threshold, ensures that buffer sizes can be efficiently designed at a low cost, without compromising cost or risk of lost data packets.

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