Method and system for detecting congestion and over subscription in a fibre channel network Number:7,522,529 from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) owispatent

Title: Method and system for detecting congestion and over subscription in a fibre channel network

Abstract: A method and system for detecting congestion and over-subscription in a fiber channel switch element is provided. A counter is updated if a frame cannot be transmitted due to lack of credit; then the counter value is compared to a threshold value; and an event is triggered if the counter value varies from the threshold value. Also, provided is a first register that maintains information regarding a rate at which a source port can transfer data; a counter that counts entries corresponding to a number of frames to be transmitted at a given time; and a second register that determines an over-subscription rate.

Patent Number: 7,522,529 Issued on 04/21/2009 to Dropps,   et al.

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Inventors:	Dropps; Frank R. (Maple Grove, MN), Ross; Edward C. (Edina, MN)
Assignee:	QLOGIC, Corporation (Aliso Viejo, CA)
Appl. No.:	10/895,175
Filed:	July 20, 2004

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Current U.S. Class:	370/237 ; 370/395.4
Current International Class:	H04L 12/26 (20060101)
Field of Search:	370/237,230.1,235,235.1,236,242-244,395.4,474

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