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Methods and apparatus for flow control associated with a switch fabric
US9602439B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9602439-B2 |
| Application number | US-77141310-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Apr 30, 2010 |
| Priority date | Apr 30, 2010 |
| Publication date | Mar 21, 2017 |
| Grant date | Mar 21, 2017 |
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In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a switch fabric having at least a first switch stage and a second switch stage, an edge device operatively coupled to the switch fabric and a management module. The edge device is configured to send a first portion of a data stream to the switch fabric such that the first portion of the data stream is received at a queue of the second switch stage of the switch fabric via the first switch stage of the switch fabric. The management module is configured to send a flow control signal configured to trigger the edge device to suspend transmission of a second portion of the data stream when a congestion level of the queue of the second switch stage of the switch fabric satisfies a condition in response to the first portion of the data stream being received at the queue.
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What is claimed is: 1. An apparatus, comprising: a switch fabric including at least a first switch stage and a second switch stage; an edge device operatively coupled to the switch fabric and configured to send a first portion of a data stream, from a first source device operatively coupled to a network port of the edge device to the switch fabric via a source port of the edge device such that the first portion of the data stream is received at a queue of the second switch stage…
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Electricity · mapped topic
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- What does patent US9602439B2 cover?
- In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a switch fabric having at least a first switch stage and a second switch stage, an edge device operatively coupled to the switch fabric and a management module. The edge device is configured to send a first portion of a data stream to the switch fabric such that the first portion of the data stream is received at a queue of the second switch stage of t…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Aybay Gunes, Bandyopadhyay Jaya, Gadgil Srinivas, and 1 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04L49/506. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Mar 21 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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