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US 2011/0085567 A1Published application
Method of data delivery across a network
AssigneeCray UK Limited
InventorJon Beecroft
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AssigneeCray UK Limited
InventorJon Beecroft
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The present invention relates to a method of sorting data packets in a multi- path network having a plurality of ports; a plurality of network links; and a plurality of network elements, each network element having at least first and second separately addressable buffers in communication with a network link and the network links interconnecting the network elements and connecting the network elements to the ports, the method comprising: sorting data packets with respect to their egress port or ports such that at a network element a first set of data packets intended for the same egress port are queued in said first buffer and at least one other data packet intended for an egress port other than the egress port of the first set of data packets is queued separately in said second buffer whereby said at least one other data packet is separated from any congestion associated with the first set of data packets. The present invention further relates to a method of data delivery in a multi-path network comprising the sorting of data packets in accordance with a first aspect of the present invention. The present invention further relates to a multi-path network operable to sort data packets and operable to deliver data in a multi-path network.
A method of sorting data packets in a multi-path network having a plurality of ports;
A multi-path network for use in a network apparatus, the multi-path network comprising a plurality of ports, a plurality of network elements and a plurality of network links interconnecting the network elements and the plurality of ports, each network element having at least first and second separately addressable buffers located therein, each buffer being in communication with a network link, the network elements being operable to sort data packets with respect to their egress port or ports such that at a network element a first set of data packets intended for the same egress port are queued in said first buffer and at least one other data packet intended for an egress port other than the egress port of the first set of data packets is queued separately in said second buffer whereby said at least one other data packet is separated from any congestion associated with the first set of data packets.
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