Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Remote data accessing – Accessing a remote server
Reexamination Certificate
2011-07-05
2011-07-05
Joo, Joshua (Department: 2445)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Remote data accessing
Accessing a remote server
C709S230000, C709S232000, C709S233000, C370S229000, C370S231000, C370S235000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07975027
ABSTRACT:
Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture for credit depletion notification for transmitting frames between a port pair. Credits indicate a number of outstanding frames a first device may transmit to a second device. The credits are decremented in response to transmitting a frame to the second device. The credits are incremented in response to receiving a ready code from the second device indicating that the second device processed the transmitted frame. A determination is made as to whether additional credits are needed for communicating frames from the first device to the second device. A credit depletion notification is sent to the second device in response to determining that the additional credits are needed for communication with the second device.
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Dickens Louie Arthur
Hathorn Roger Gregory
Haustein Nils
Klein Craig Anthony
Winarski Daniel James
International Business Machines - Corporation
Joo Joshua
Konrad Raynes & Victor LLP
Victor David W.
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