APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FIBRE CHANNEL DISTANCE EXTENSION EMBEDDED WITHIN AN OPTICAL TRANSPORT SYSTEM

The invention provides an apparatus and method for controlling transmission by use of an internal flow control and credit extension method that incorporates sufficient buffer memory to maximize throughput of an extended link providing connectivity of fibre channel storage area networks across wide g...

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Main Authors ROYAL, BRIAN, HUGHEY, RICHARD, THOMAS, HAWKINS, KELLY, SHETH, SAMIR, SATISH, MOORE, TOM, COX, JEFFREY, LLOYD
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 06.06.2007
Subjects
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRICITY
MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATION
TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION
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Summary:The invention provides an apparatus and method for controlling transmission by use of an internal flow control and credit extension method that incorporates sufficient buffer memory to maximize throughput of an extended link providing connectivity of fibre channel storage area networks across wide geographical distances.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20050794932