Multiplex communications – Data flow congestion prevention or control
Reexamination Certificate
2002-08-02
2008-10-07
Nguyen, Steven H. D (Department: 2619)
Multiplex communications
Data flow congestion prevention or control
C370S235000, C370S412000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07433303
ABSTRACT:
In a network apparatus, control logic is provided to preemptively issue pause controls to a sender of network traffic of a link to preemptively regulate a rate the sender may send network traffic of the link. In one embodiment, the pause controls are sent periodically, with each including a pause duration. In one embodiment, at least a selected one of the pause duration and the periodicity of preemptive issuance is determined based at least in part on at least a selected one of a working capacity of storage medium allocated to service the link, a network traffic drain rate of the link, and a fill rate of the input line over which the network traffic of the link is received. In one embodiment, the networking apparatus is an optical networking module with the control logic disposed in a multi-protocol networking processor of the module.
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Denton I. Claude
Peters, II Samuel J.
She Alfred C.
Nguyen Steven H. D
Null Networks LLC
Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt P.C.
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