Method and apparatus for enabling flow control over multiple networks having disparate flow control capability
CA 2253853 A1 · Owner: Fujitsu Limited · Inventors: Hunt, Douglas H.; Malis, Andrew G.; Nair, Raj Krishnan
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Method and apparatus for extending lower-layer flow control end-to-end transparent to network host systems (A B, C, D), between network hosts (A, B, C D) attached to legacy networks without requiring any changes to the host networks or hosts themselves. a source host (c) and a destination host (D) each residing on a respective LAN, communicate via an intermediate network supporting the lower-level flow control. A higher-layer end-to-end flow , control protocol existing between the hosts (C D). The lower-layer flow , control protocol accounts for loss of bandwidth between each hop within the intermediate network. No modifications to the legacy network or hosts is required, and the …
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