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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2012
Qlogic, Corporation, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Frank R. Dropps, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Bret E. Indrelee, Edina, MN (US);
Leo J. Slechta, Jr., Eagan, MN (US);
Gary M. Papenfuss, St. Paul, MN (US);
Edward C. Ross, Edina, MN (US);
QLOGIC, Corporation, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Abstract
Method and system for reporting out-of-credit condition for a network device connected to a network. An indication to an out-of credit logic is provided that a first sub-port operating using a first protocol is out of credit to transmit information from a transmit segment. The first sub-port is a part of a base-port that includes a plurality of sub-ports that can be configured to operate at more than one operating speed to process packets complying with different protocols. The out-of-credit logic determines when the first sub-port is out-of-credit for a threshold period of time, and reports that the sub-port is out-of-credit to a processor of the network device.