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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2002
Brian E. Peebles, Cranford, NJ (US);
Gerald Lebizay, Madison, NJ (US);
Neal C. Oliver, Florham Park, NJ (US);
Brian E. Peebles, Cranford, NJ (US);
Gerald Lebizay, Madison, NJ (US);
Neal C. Oliver, Florham Park, NJ (US);
Intel Corporation, Sants Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A method of providing virtual output queue feedback to a number of boards coupled with a switch. A number of virtual queues in the switch and/or in the boards are monitored and, in response to one of these queues reaching a threshold occupancy, a feedback signal is provided to one of the boards, the signal directing that board to alter its rate of transmission to another one of the boards. Each board includes a number of virtual output queues, which may be allocated per port and which may be further allocated on a quality of service level basis.