Patent ID: 8843651

Claim:
A method for handling data transfer requests, the method comprising: receiving a first data transfer request, wherein the first data transfer request requests a data transfer over a network, wherein the first data transfer request is received by a network adaptor from a local compute node; placing information corresponding to the first data transfer request in a first buffer; determining that more transfer requests should not be issued based on transmission delays in the network, wherein said determining is performed after said receiving the first data transfer request and after said placing information corresponding to the first data transfer request in the first buffer; indicating to at least the local compute node that more transfer requests should not be issued in response to said determining that more transfer requests should not be issued; receiving a second data transfer request, wherein the second data transfer request requests a data transfer over the network, wherein the second data transfer request is received after said indicating; and placing information corresponding to the second data transfer request in a second buffer in response to the indication that more transfer requests should not be issued.