Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Flexible and scalable enhanced transmission selection method for network fabrics
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Application No.: US13334306Application Date: 2011-12-22
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Publication No.: US09860188B2Publication Date: 2018-01-02
- Inventor: William J. Armstrong , Claude Basso , Chih-Jen Chang , Mircea Gusat , Cyriel J. Minkenberg , Fredy D. Neeser , Kenneth M. Valk
- Applicant: William J. Armstrong , Claude Basso , Chih-Jen Chang , Mircea Gusat , Cyriel J. Minkenberg , Fredy D. Neeser , Kenneth M. Valk
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Patterson + Sheridan, LLP
- Main IPC: G06F15/173
- IPC: G06F15/173 ; G06F15/16 ; H04L12/911 ; H04L12/46

Abstract:
IEEE 802.1Q and Enhanced Transmission Selection provide only eight different traffic classes that may be used to control bandwidth in a particular physical connection (or link). Instead of relying only on these eight traffic classes to manage bandwidth, the embodiments discussed herein disclose using an Enhanced Transmission Selection scheduler that permits a network device to set the bandwidth for an individual virtual LAN. Allocating bandwidth in a port based on a virtual LAN ID permits a network device to allocate bandwidth to, e.g., millions of unique virtual LANs. Thus, this technique may increase the granular control of the network fabric and its performance.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130163611A1 FLEXIBLE AND SCALABLE ENHANCED TRANSMISSION SELECTION METHOD FOR NETWORK FABRICS Public/Granted day:2013-06-27
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