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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2009
Martin Lund, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Gregory Young, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Martin Lund, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Gregory Young, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for communication is disclosed and may include performing, using one or more processors and/or circuits in a server platform, negotiating a rate at which one or more of a plurality of blade servers in the server platform communicate. Data may be communicated at the negotiated data rate by the one or more of the plurality of blade servers. The data rate may be negotiated in response to one or more packets received by the one or more of the plurality of blade servers. At least a portion of the data may be communicated from a first of the plurality of blade servers to a second of the plurality of blade servers at the negotiated data rate.