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Date of Patent
January 25, 2011
Patent Application Number
10153922
Date Filed
May 24, 2002
Patent Primary Examiner
Patent abstract
A network device controls the flow of traffic in a network, such as an Ethernet-based network. The network device detects congestion in the network and identifies at least one upstream device to which to send a flow control message, where the upstream device is a device that is transmitting above a predetermined level. The network device then transmits the flow control message to the identified upstream device. The flow control message instructs the identified upstream device to slow down transmissions to the network device.
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