摘要 |
<p><P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To minimize the number of times of transmitting back pressure (BP) packets without omitting any BP information reported. <P>SOLUTION: Communication equipment includes a plurality of components adopting the same configuration and being physically divided and interconnected in the equipment, and includes a function for sending a BP packet to all the plurality of components when any one of a plurality of output queues each temporarily storing an operation packet to be sent to a destination outside the apparatus is congested. Each of the plurality of components includes a table-type storage unit that is addressed for the output queue for holding each of generated BP information items so as to overwrite and update the item for each output queue. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT</p> |