SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING A PACKET FROM A PORT CONTROLLER TO A SWITCH FABRIC

摘要

A system, method and article of manufacture are provided for transferring a packet from a port controller to a switch fabric in a switch fabric system. Notification is received (1502) indicating that a packet has been processed in the port controller. The processed packet is assigned and linked to an output priority queue (1504). Subsequently, the packet is retrieved via the link and transmitted from the port controller to the switch fabric (1510).