Optical: systems and elements – Deflection using a moving element – Using a periodically moving element
Patent
1995-10-26
1997-03-11
Chin, Wellington
Optical: systems and elements
Deflection using a moving element
Using a periodically moving element
359117, 370232, 370236, H04J 1408, H04Q 1104
Patent
active
056107455
ABSTRACT:
The invention is a method and apparatus for transmitting frames from a plurality of node ports (N.sub.-- ports) to their associated fabric ports (F.sub.-- ports) for forwarding to other interconnected F.sub.-- ports on a Fibre Channel switch in which the transmitted frames are stored in a plurality of receive buffers at the associated F.sub.-- port prior to forwarding to an interconnected F.sub.-- port, and a receive credit counter, a smart credit counter and a transmit credit counter are employed for tracking the availability of the receive buffers.
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Chin Wellington
Hewlett-Packard Co.
Negash Kinfe-Michael
Schuette Richard F.
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