发明名称 |
AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT OF LOGICAL CHANNELS IN A FIBRE CHANNEL NETWORK |
摘要 |
One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates automatic adjustment of logical channels in a Fibre Channel (FC) network. During operation, the system receives FC data frames. A respective data frame is associated with a logical channel. The bandwidth on an FC link can be allocated into a plurality of logical channels, and a respective logical channel is associated with a dedicated buffer and can transport a plurality of data flows with data frames of variable length. The system then identifies a slow data flow in a first logical channel. Next, the system assigns the slow data flow to a second logical channel, thereby preventing the slow data flow from slowing down other data flows in the first logical channel. The system subsequently forwards the data frames in the slow data flow on the second logical channel onto an outgoing link. |
申请公布号 |
US2014212134(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2014.07.31 |
申请号 |
US201414221034 |
申请日期 |
2014.03.20 |
申请人 |
BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC. |
发明人 |
Kanda Amit;Ko Kung-Ling |
分类号 |
H04L12/801;H04Q11/00 |
主分类号 |
H04L12/801 |
代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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主权项 |
1. A method, comprising:
identifying a slow data flow in a first logical channel on a network link; and assigning the slow data flow to a second logical channel on the network link, thereby precluding the slow data flow from slowing down other data flows in the first logical channel. |
地址 |
San Jose CA US |