发明名称 |
Methods and systems for an out-of-credit timer in a network device |
摘要 |
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. |
申请公布号 |
US9094294(B1) |
申请公布日期 |
2015.07.28 |
申请号 |
US201213678411 |
申请日期 |
2012.11.15 |
申请人 |
QLOGIC, Corporation |
发明人 |
Dropps Frank R.;Indrelee Bret E.;Slechta, Jr. Leo J.;Papenfuss Gary M.;Ross Edward C. |
分类号 |
H04J1/16;H04L12/26 |
主分类号 |
H04J1/16 |
代理机构 |
Klein, O'Neill & Singh, LLP |
代理人 |
Klein, O'Neill & Singh, LLP |
主权项 |
1. A machine-implemented method for reporting an out-of-credit condition for a network device connected to a network, comprising:
providing, by a base-port, an indication to an out-of-credit logic that a first sub-port operating using a first protocol is out of credit to transmit information from a transmit segment; wherein the first sub-port is a part of the base-port that includes a plurality of sub-ports and each sub-port is configured to operate at more than one operating speed to process packets complying with different protocols, and wherein each of the plurality of sub-ports is connected to a dedicated network link and operates using a dedicated hardware component and a shared hardware component of the network device; determining, by the out-of-credit logic, when the first sub-port is out of credit for a threshold period of time; and reporting, by the out-of-credit logic, that the first sub-port is out of credit to a processor of the network device when there is no credit available to the first sub-port for at least the threshold period of time; wherein the same out-of-credit logic is used to monitor out-of-credit conditions when a second sub-port is configured to operate using a second protocol, wherein the first protocol is Fibre Channel and the second protocol is Ethernet or Fibre Channel over Ethernet and any of the plurality of sub-ports is configurable to operate as either a Fibre Channel port, Ethernet or Fibre Channel over Ethernet port and wherein the out-of-credit logic monitors whether a pause state is active for a second threshold period of time when the second sub-port is being monitored. |
地址 |
Aliso Viejo CA US |