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Patent US7830793 - Network device architecture for consolidating input/output and reducing latency - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Advanced Patent Search | Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsThe present invention provides methods and devices for implementing a Low Latency Ethernet (�LLE�) solution, also referred to herein as a Data Center Ethernet (�DCE�) solution, which simplifies the connectivity of data centers and provides a high bandwidth, low latency network for carrying Ethernet...http://www.google.com/patents/US7830793?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7830793 - Network device architecture for consolidating input/output and reducing latencyPublication numberUS7830793 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/094,877Publication dateNov 9, 2010Filing dateMar 30, 2005Priority dateOct 22, 2004Also published asEP1803257A2, EP1803257A4, US20060087989, WO2006057730A2, WO2006057730A3Publication number094877, 11094877, US 7830793 B2, US 7830793B2, US-B2-7830793, US7830793 B2, US7830793B2InventorsSilvano Gai, Thomas Edsall, Davide Bergamasco, Dinesh Dutt, Flavio BonomiOriginal AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (111), Non-Patent Citations (87), Referenced by (8), Classifications (16), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetNetwork device architecture for consolidating input/output and reducing latencyUS 7830793 B2Abstract The present invention provides methods and devices for implementing a Low Latency Ethernet (�LLE�) solution, also referred to herein as a Data Center Ethernet (�DCE�) solution, which simplifies the connectivity of data centers and provides a high bandwidth, low latency network for carrying Ethernet and storage traffic. Some aspects of the invention involve transforming FC frames into a format suitable for transport on an Ethernet. Some preferred implementations of the invention implement multiple virtual lanes (�VLs�) in a single physical connection of a data center or similar network. Some VLs are �drop� VLs, with Ethernet-like behavior, and others are �no-drop� lanes with FC-like behavior. Some preferred implementations of the invention provide guaranteed bandwidth based on credits and VL. Active buffer management allows for both high reliability and low latency while using small frame buffers. Preferably, the rules for active buffer management are different for drop and no drop VLs.
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