Queue aware flow control

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2005-05-16

2010-11-23

Yao, Kwang B (Department: 2473)

Multiplex communications

Data flow congestion prevention or control

Control of data admission to the network

C370S229000, C370S232000, C370S233000, C370S230000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07839779

ABSTRACT:
A network flow control system utilizes flow-aware pause frames that identify a specific virtual stream to pause. Special codes may be utilized to interrupt a frame being transmitted to insert a pause frame without waiting for frame boundaries.

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