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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2007
Finbar Naven, Cheadle Hulme, GB;
Ian David Johnson, Ferring, GB;
Jose Duato, Valencia, ES;
Jose Flich, Nules Castellon, ES;
Finbar Naven, Cheadle Hulme, GB;
Ian David Johnson, Ferring, GB;
Jose Duato, Valencia, ES;
Jose Flich, Nules Castellon, ES;
Xyratex Technology Limited, Havant, GB;
Abstract
A switch for connection in a network of other like switches and includes memory for storing data packets, a control system arranged to control the switch to, upon receipt at one of the ingress or egress ports of notification of congestion at a downstream congested port, either store at said ingress port or egress port data packets received for said congested port or to communicate with an upstream port for storage at said upstream port of data packets destined for the congested port, and in dependence on the current of stored data, to send a message to a further upstream port informing the further upstream port of the congestion downstream. The memory is provided substantially only at the ingress ports or the egress ports of the switch.