Link level packet flow control mechanism

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2007-03-13

2007-03-13

Vu, Huy D. (Department: 2616)

Multiplex communications

Data flow congestion prevention or control

C370S412000

Reexamination Certificate

active

09842019

ABSTRACT:
Some embodiments of the present invention include data network comprising a host system having a host-fabric adapter; at least one remote system; a switch fabric which interconnects said host system via said host-fabric adapter to said remote system along different physical links for data communications; and at least one communication port provided in the host-fabric adapter of the host system including a set of transmit and receive buffers capable of sending and receiving data packets concurrently via respective transmitter and receiver at an end of a physical link, via the switched fabric, and a flow control mechanism utilized to prevent loss of data due to receive buffer overflow at the end of the physical link. Other embodiments are described and claims.

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