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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2002
Applicants:
Shridhar Mubaraq Mishra, Berkeley, CA (US);
Guruprasad Ardhanari, Singapore, SG;
Inventors:
Shridhar Mubaraq Mishra, Berkeley, CA (US);
Guruprasad Ardhanari, Singapore, SG;
Assignee:
Infineon Technologies AG, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A data switch includes ingress ports associated with ingress queues () and egress ports associated with egress queues (). The length of the ingress queues () is measured, and the level of broadcast packets arriving at the ingress ports is thereby estimated. Based on this estimate it is determined whether or not the level of broadcast packets is excessive, and in this case broadcast storm control is carried out.