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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2002
Applicants:
Kreg A. Martin, Los Gatos, TX (US);
David C. Banks, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Inventors:
Kreg A. Martin, Los Gatos, TX (US);
David C. Banks, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Assignee:
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method that utilizes virtual channels and a common pool of credits, controlled by a transmitter to maximize the throughput across an Inter-Switch Link in a Fibre Channel network. Each virtual channel is allocated a minimum number of credits and the remaining credits of the ISL are held in a common pool. When needs arise, the credits in the pool will be allocated or reallocated to make the best use dynamically by the transmitter.