In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a flow control module configured to receive a
first data packet from an output queue of a stage of a multi-stage Switch at a first rate when …

(57) ABSTRACT A method and apparatus are provided for scheduling a het erogeneous
communication flow. A heterogeneous flow is a flow comprising packets with varying classes …

Apparatus for interfacing a computing device with a net work includes a Switch and an
interface adapter. The inter face adapter includes packet generation circuitry, for pre paring …

A method and apparatus are provided for scheduling a heterogeneous communication flow.
A heterogeneous flow is a flow comprising packets with varying classes or levels of service …

This invention is directed to a parallel, control-information generation, distribution and
processing system. This scalable, pipelined control and switching system efficiently and …

BACKGROUND Use of network data communications for commercial and non-commercial
applications continues to grow at an extremely rapid pace. This growth in the use of data …

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BACKGROUND The present invention relates generally to data communi cations, and
particularly to network Switches implementing flow control for data having multiple classes of …