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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2006
Applicants:
Antonius Paulus Engbersen, Feusisberg, CH;
Ronald Pete Luijten, Horgen, CH;
Inventors:
Antonius Paulus Engbersen, Feusisberg, CH;
Ronald Pete Luijten, Horgen, CH;
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 1/16 (2006.01); H04J 3/14 (2006.01); H04L 1/00 (2006.01); H04L 12/26 (2006.01); H04L 12/56 (2006.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for automatically managing a virtual output queuing system in a switching fabric. The method includes detecting if a link is one of a non-operational-link and an operational-link. The link enables communication between a first-switching-unit and a second-switching-unit. If the link is the non-operational-link, the method further includes discarding at least one packet destined for the link. The discarding step further includes either dropping of the at least one packet or scheduling the at least one packet.