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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2011
Filed:
May. 07, 2002
Applicants:
Jens P. Tagore-brage, Frederiksberg, DK;
Martin E. Andersen, Malmö, DK;
Ole C. Andersen, Herlev, DK;
Inventors:
Jens P. Tagore-Brage, Frederiksberg, DK;
Martin E. Andersen, Malmö, DK;
Ole C. Andersen, Herlev, DK;
Assignee:
Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation, Camarillo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/26 (2006.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In flow control, such as in Ethernet communication, the data is divided into queues of different priorities so that, when transmission is enabled, quality of service may be provided by first transmitting data of high priority. A networking element, such as a switch, a router, a bridge or a MAC, is adapted to transfer flow control information without awaiting its own buffer to fill. This reduces latency and facilitates the providing of networking elements without buffers.