摘要 |
In one embodiment, a solution is provided wherein a minimum and/or maximum bandwidth may be guaranteed for specific flows. These guarantees can be associated to various levels of granularity, such as target (T), target-Logical Unit Number (LUN) coupling (TL), initiator-target-LUN coupling (ITL), and initiator-target coupling (IT). This may be accomplished by rate limiting frames in the storage area network based upon quality of service information provided by a user. As such, the traffic can be shaped in a way that guarantees requested levels of service without dropping frames.
|