Patent ID: 7327678
Filing Date: 2008-02-05
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A network system, comprising: a first network node, comprising: wherein the pause message indicates a message ingress address and a message egress address, the message ingress address and the message egress address corresponding to a network ingress address and a network egress address in a congestion-causing packet received by the first network node and wherein the network ingress address and the network egress address correspond to the session served by said one congested virtual space region such that the pause message indicates a single network ingress address and a single network egress address corresponding to said one congested virtual space region; and wherein the pause message commands the second network node to discontinue, for a period of time, transmitting to the first network node any packets that have the message ingress address and the message egress address thereby temporarily interrupting transmission of any packets corresponding to the session served by said one congested virtual space region.