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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2012
Applicant:
Qlogic, Corporation, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Inventors:
Frank R. Dropps, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Craig M. Verba, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Assignee:
QLOGIC, Corporation, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/861 (2013.01); H04L 12/801 (2013.01); H04L 12/851 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 49/90 (2013.01); H04L 47/10 (2013.01); H04L 47/2441 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems for packet grouping in a network are provided. A packet is received at a receive segment of a port of a first network device for transmission to a destination port of a second network device. The port determines if the packet is a start packet of a packet sequence. When the packet is not the start packet of the packet sequence, the port determines whether the packet has a destination that is the same as a destination of a last prior packet. When the packet is for the same destination, a grouping count is increased and the packet priority is elevated.