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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2001
Eugene Lee, San Jose, CA (US);
Somsubhra Sikdar, San Jose, CA (US);
Andy Liu, Fremont, CA (US);
Ann Gui, Cupertino, CA (US);
Eugene Lee, San Jose, CA (US);
Somsubhra Sikdar, San Jose, CA (US);
Andy Liu, Fremont, CA (US);
Ann Gui, Cupertino, CA (US);
Force10 Networks, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A data rate controller controls a rate that data is transferred over a backplane in a network processing device. A bandwidth allocator allocates bandwidth to an input port for transmitting data over the backplane to an output port. A bandwidth limiter identifies a maximum allowable bandwidth the input port is allocated on the backplane. A bandwidth tracker identifies an amount of bandwidth currently allocated to the input port for transmitting data over the backplane to the output port. When the current allocated bandwidth is used up, the data rate controller prevents that input port from connecting to output ports through the backplane until more bandwidth is allocated.