A method and apparatus for priority based flow control in an ethernet architecture
CA 2450823 A1 · Owner: Booth, Bradley J. · Inventors: Booth, Bradley J.; Feuerstraeter, Mark T.
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A method and apparatus for priority-based flow control in an Ethernet architecture is generally described. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, a method is presented comprising identifying a receive capability associated with one or more priority levels of Ethernet traffic for a network device, and generating a control message including a flow control priority level, the flow control priority level denoting the identified priority level above or below which the network device has the ability to receive Ethernet traffic.
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- Filed December 26, 2002. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended December 26, 2022.
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