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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2012
Applicants:
Vahid Tabatabaee, Cupertino, CA (US);
Bruce Kwan, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Vahid Tabatabaee, Cupertino, CA (US);
Bruce Kwan, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
BROADCOM CORPORATION, Irvine, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/825 (2013.01); H04L 12/801 (2013.01); H04L 12/835 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 47/266 (2013.01); H04L 47/29 (2013.01); H04L 47/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
The various embodiments of the invention provide mechanisms to reduce headroom size while minimizing dropped packets. In general, this is done by using a shared headroom space between all ports, and providing a randomized delay in transmitting a flow-control message.