Method for scoring queued frames for selective transmission through a switch

摘要

A method for scoring queued frames 18 for selective transmission through a switch (12) includes providing one or more switches in a fibre channel fabric, particularly one or more fibre channel switches (12'). The method includes assigning an initial score (20) to the content (42) of the one or more frames (18) of data (26). The initial score (20) is adjusted by one or more alternative score components to determine one or more adjusted scores (22). The adjusted scores (22) are compared. The method also provides for selecting frames (18) having the highest adjusted scores (22), and transmitting through the switches (12) the frames (18) having the highest adjusted scores (22).