TRAFFIC FLOW CONTROL BASED ON VLAN AND PRIORITY
First Claim
1. A method for controlling traffic flow at a traffic routing device of a network, comprising:
- at least one data processing device accessing, from memory coupled to said at least one data processing device, instructions causing said at least one data processing device to determine an instance of traffic flow congestion for traffic of a particular VLAN (virtual local area network) flow control group and having a particular priority, wherein the particular VLAN flow control group and the particular priority jointly define a particular prioritized VLAN flow control group;
said at least one data processing device accessing, from said memory, instructions causing said at least one data processing device to issue traffic flow instructions for causing flow of said traffic of the particular prioritized VLAN flow control group to be temporarily inhibited; and
said at least one data processing device accessing, from said memory, instructions causing said at least one data processing device to inhibit transmission of traffic for the particular prioritized VLAN flow control group at a particular traffic routing device in response to the particular traffic routing device receiving said traffic flow instructions.
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Abstract
A method for controlling traffic flow at a traffic routing device of a network comprises a plurality of operations. An operation is performed for determining an instance of traffic flow congestion for traffic of a particular VLAN (virtual local area network) flow control group and having a particular priority. The particular VLAN flow control group and the particular priority jointly define a particular prioritized VLAN flow control group. An operation is performed for issuing traffic flow instructions for causing flow of the traffic of the particular prioritized VLAN flow control group to be temporarily inhibited. Thereafter, an operation is performed for inhibiting transmission of traffic for the particular prioritized VLAN flow control group at a particular traffic routing device in response to the particular traffic routing device receiving the traffic flow instructions.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for controlling traffic flow at a traffic routing device of a network, comprising:
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at least one data processing device accessing, from memory coupled to said at least one data processing device, instructions causing said at least one data processing device to determine an instance of traffic flow congestion for traffic of a particular VLAN (virtual local area network) flow control group and having a particular priority, wherein the particular VLAN flow control group and the particular priority jointly define a particular prioritized VLAN flow control group; said at least one data processing device accessing, from said memory, instructions causing said at least one data processing device to issue traffic flow instructions for causing flow of said traffic of the particular prioritized VLAN flow control group to be temporarily inhibited; and said at least one data processing device accessing, from said memory, instructions causing said at least one data processing device to inhibit transmission of traffic for the particular prioritized VLAN flow control group at a particular traffic routing device in response to the particular traffic routing device receiving said traffic flow instructions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A traffic routing device for a network, comprising:
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at least one data processing device; instructions processable by said at least one data processing device; and an apparatus from which said instructions are accessible by said at least one data processing device; wherein said instructions are configured for causing said at least one data processing device to; determine an instance of traffic flow congestion for traffic of a particular VLAN (virtual local area network) flow control group and having a particular priority, wherein the particular VLAN flow control group and the particular priority jointly define a particular prioritized VLAN flow control group; and issue traffic flow instructions for causing flow of said traffic of the particular prioritized VLAN flow control group to be temporarily inhibited. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-readable medium having tangibly embodied thereon and accessible therefrom a set of instructions interpretable by at least one data processing device, said set of instructions configured for causing said at least one data processing device to carry out operations for:
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determining an instance of traffic flow congestion for traffic of a particular VLAN (virtual local area network) flow control group and having a particular priority, wherein the particular VLAN flow control group and the particular priority jointly define a particular prioritized VLAN flow control group; and issuing traffic flow instructions for causing flow of said traffic of the particular prioritized VLAN flow control group to be temporarily inhibited. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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