摘要 |
<p>An apparatus for controlling data flow through a subsystem (12) of a data communication network (10) includes a plurality of network interface devices (20) connected to a networking medium (14). Each network interface device (20) comprises a data transport controller (32) which includes means for distributing said data traffic through said network interface device (20), whereby said distributing means are autonomously adaptive to the traffic across each said network interface device (20), and further means, responsive to said data traffic of said subsystem (12) for invoking data flow control communication protocols within each network interface device (20).</p> |