High speed flow control methodology
AssigneeBroadcom Corporation
InventorMichael J. Bowes
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for controlling data flow across a network performs a method which includes transmitting a packet request message from a first station to a second station, then determining if the packet request message is valid. A request acknowledge message is transmitted from the second station to the first station, and it is then determined if the request acknowledge message is valid. The packet request message and the request acknowledge message each includes a control bit string, an identification bit string, and at least one parity bit.
Claims1
A method for controlling data flow across a link, said method comprising the steps of:
- transmitting a packet request message from a first station to a second station;
- determining if the packet request message is valid;
- transmitting a request acknowledge message from the second station to the first station;
- determining if the request acknowledge message is valid,
- wherein the packet request message and the request acknowledge message each include a control bit string, an identification bit string, and at least one parity bit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.