公开(公告)号：US07286570B2

公开(公告)日：2007-10-23

申请号：US09988940

申请日：2001-11-21

申请人： Chad Kendall ,  Joey Chow ,  Robert J. Nesbitt

发明人： Chad Kendall ,  Joey Chow ,  Robert J. Nesbitt

IPC分类号： H04J3/04

CPC分类号： H04L49/3081 ,  H04J2203/0025 ,  H04J2203/0076 ,  H04L2012/565 ,  H04L2012/5672 ,  H04L2012/568 ,  H04Q11/0478

摘要： Apparatus for transmitting a data stream between cards connected by a midplane breaks the data stream into a plurality of channels. The apparatus comprises a serializer for each channel. Serialized data is transmitted across the midplane to a deserializer at the destination. Sequential cells are sent in different channels. Cell ordering is preserved by staggering the start of cell transmission in the channels. The invention permits data to be transmitted across a mid plane using a reduced number of data lines. The data stream on each card may be carried in a wide bus at a relatively low clock rate. Apparatus according to the invention may be used to transmit an OC-192 data stream across a pin-limited interface.

摘要翻译： 用于在由中平面连接的卡之间传输数据流的装置将数据流分解成多个信道。 该装置包括用于每个通道的串行器。 序列化数据通过中面板传输到目的地的解串器。 顺序单元在不同的通道中发送。 通过交错通道中的小区传输的开始来保留小区排序。 本发明允许使用减少数量的数据线在中间平面上传输数据。 每个卡上的数据流可以以相对较低的时钟速率在宽总线中传送。 根据本发明的装置可以用于跨引脚限制的接口传输OC-192数据流。

公开(公告)号：US08289996B2

公开(公告)日：2012-10-16

申请号：US12194589

申请日：2008-08-20

申请人： Mark R. Megarity ,  Joey Chow ,  Richard Grieve

发明人： Mark R. Megarity ,  Joey Chow ,  Richard Grieve

IPC分类号： H04J3/24

CPC分类号： H04L49/9094 ,  H04L49/90

摘要： A method of reducing overhead for datagrams that are transmitted to or received from a serial link that reduces overhead to no more than four bytes. The datagram includes at least a Protocol Data Unit (PDU) field, a Start-of-PDU Header (SPH) field, and a SPH Control (SCH) field. The SPH and SCH fields consist of two bytes. The datagram may additionally include End-of-PDU Header (EPH) and EPH Control (ECH) fields. A method may also involve substitution of flags for subsequent headers that are identical to previous headers.

摘要翻译： 一种减少发送到串行链路或从串行链路接收的数据报的开销的方法，将开销降低到不超过四个字节。 该数据报至少包括一个协议数据单元（PDU）字段，一个起始PDU报头（SPH）字段和一个SPH控制（SCH）字段。 SPH和SCH字段由两个字节组成。 该数据报还可以包括端到端头（EPH）和EPH控制（ECH）字段。 一种方法还可能涉及替换与以前的头部相同的后续头部的标志。

公开(公告)号：US20070086175A1

公开(公告)日：2007-04-19

申请号：US11437965

申请日：2006-05-19

申请人： Simon Davis ,  Mark Megarity ,  Joey Chow ,  Dion Pike

发明人： Simon Davis ,  Mark Megarity ,  Joey Chow ,  Dion Pike

IPC分类号： H05K7/14 ,  H05K1/00

CPC分类号： H05K7/1435 ,  H05K7/186

摘要： A configurable chassis guidance system and method are described. The system may be practiced as a chassis and/or a module or an element thereof (e.g., a mating guide). The system and method allow reconfiguration of multiple modules of various module widths without the need for removal or reinstallation of module guides mounted on the chassis. As an example, a single-width module may be removed and replaced by a double-width module or quadruple-width module without removing module guides used to engage the single-width module. As another example, a double-width module or quadruple-width module may be removed and replaced by a single-width module without removing module guides used to engage the double-width module or quadruple-width module. The system and method may be practiced so as not to impair compatibility of modules with card edge module guides that engage an edge of a circuit board of a module.

摘要翻译： 描述了可配置的底盘引导系统和方法。 该系统可以实现为底盘和/或模块或其元件（例如，配合引导件）。 该系统和方法允许重新配置各种模块宽度的多个模块，而无需拆卸或重新安装安装在机箱上的模块导板。 作为示例，单宽模块可以被移除并由双宽度模块或四倍宽度模块代替，而不去除用于接合单宽度模块的模块引导件。 作为另一示例，双宽度模块或四倍宽度模块可以被移除并由单宽度模块代替，而不去除用于接合双宽度模块或四倍宽度模块的模块引导件。 该系统和方法可以被实践为不损害与接合模块的电路板的边缘的卡边缘模块引导件的模块的兼容性。

公开(公告)号：US06807171B1

公开(公告)日：2004-10-19

申请号：US09342912

申请日：1999-06-30

申请人： Joey Chow ,  Jason Sterne ,  Denny Lee

发明人： Joey Chow ,  Jason Sterne ,  Denny Lee

IPC分类号： H04L1228

CPC分类号： H04L49/3081 ,  H04L12/5601 ,  H04L2012/5624 ,  H04L2012/5672 ,  H04L2012/5679

摘要： Apparatus and method for implementing virtual path aggregation (VPA) of underlying virtual connections at a switching node of a connection based communications network. A multi-service traffic shaping module (MTSM) at the switch implements algorithms to aggregate the VC and VP connections onto the aggregate VP by representing an aggregate VP as a plurality of circular linked lists or loops and assigning each VC connection to a link or element in the circular linked lists according to traffic descriptors. Weighting factors are used as between loops to dynamically select the next loop to service. Once this loop is chosen, the next VC to be serviced is identified by examining the circular linked list structure.

摘要翻译： 用于在基于连接的通信网络的交换节点处实现虚拟连接的虚拟路径聚合（VPA）的装置和方法。 交换机上的多业务流量整形模块（MTSM）实现了将VC和VP连接聚合到聚合VP上的算法，通过将聚合VP表示为多个循环链表或循环并将每个VC连接分配给链路或元素 在循环链表中根据流量描述符。 加权因子用于循环之间以动态地选择下一个服务循环。 选择此循环后，通过检查循环链表结构来识别要维护的下一个VC。

公开(公告)号：US20090080329A1

公开(公告)日：2009-03-26

申请号：US11902709

申请日：2007-09-25

申请人： Dion Pike ,  Mark Megarity ,  Joey Chow

发明人： Dion Pike ,  Mark Megarity ,  Joey Chow

IPC分类号： G08C15/00

CPC分类号： H04L49/3027 ,  H04L47/10 ,  H04L49/506

摘要： An egress traffic management system for a data communication system is disclosed. The egress traffic management system makes use of a hierarchical queue ID header paradigm that enables data packets to be directed for egress traffic management to either one of a plurality of assignable queues in a main egress queue module or to one of a plurality of distributed queue modules via a common queue of the main egress queue module. This behavior enables egress traffic management functionality and scale to be varied independently and in a cost-effective manner to meet evolving requirements of a data communications system.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于数据通信系统的出口业务管理系统。 出口业务管理系统利用分级队列ID报头范例，使得能够将数据分组引导到出口流量管理到主出口队列模块中的多个可分配队列中的任一个或多个分布式队列模块之一 通过主出口队列模块的公共队列。 这种行为使出口流量管理功能和规模可以独立地变化，并以成本有效的方式来满足数据通信系统的不断变化的需求。

公开(公告)号：US20070211627A1

公开(公告)日：2007-09-13

申请号：US11373919

申请日：2006-03-13

申请人： Dion Pike ,  Mark Megarity ,  Joey Chow

发明人： Dion Pike ,  Mark Megarity ,  Joey Chow

IPC分类号： H04L12/26 ,  H04J1/16 ,  H04L12/56

CPC分类号： H04L43/0876 ,  H04L41/0896 ,  H04L43/16 ,  H04L45/70 ,  H04L47/10 ,  H04L47/263 ,  H04L47/30

摘要： Distributed communication traffic control systems and methods are disclosed. An amount of communication traffic received from a traffic management device and stored in a communication traffic queue at a communication device is monitored. Based on the amount of communication traffic stored in the communication traffic queue, a determination is made, at the communication device, as to whether a traffic management action is to be performed. If a traffic management action is to be performed, the traffic management device is controlled to perform the determined traffic management action. The traffic management device may receive an indication of the determined traffic management action from a distributed traffic controller in the communication device, for example, and perform the traffic management action responsive to the indication.

摘要翻译： 公开了分布式通信业务控制系统和方法。 监视从通信管理设备接收并存储在通信设备的通信业务队列中的通信量的量。 基于存储在通信业务队列中的通信量的量，在通信设备处确定是否要执行业务管理动作。 如果要执行流量管理操作，则控制流量管理设备以执行所确定的流量管理动作。 流量管理装置例如可以从通信装置中的分布式业务控制器接收确定的业务管理动作的指示，并响应于该指示来执行业务管理动作。

公开(公告)号：US06816590B2

公开(公告)日：2004-11-09

申请号：US10012429

申请日：2001-12-12

申请人： Dion Pike ,  Joey Chow ,  Jonathan Sprately ,  Peter Serjak ,  Stefano DeCecco

发明人： Dion Pike ,  Joey Chow ,  Jonathan Sprately ,  Peter Serjak ,  Stefano DeCecco

IPC分类号： H04M300

CPC分类号： H05K7/20572 ,  H04M3/005 ,  H04Q1/035 ,  H04Q1/10 ,  H04Q1/112 ,  H04Q1/116 ,  H04Q2201/10 ,  H04Q2201/12

摘要： A communication switch is provided for customer premise equipment. The switch comprises a communication module which processes communications between elements in the communication switch, a shelf module which has an interface point for the customer premise equipment to the communication module, and a chassis. The shelf module comprises an I/O card providing the interface point, a line processing card, a midplane providing a connections to the I/O card and the line processing card and connections for the midplane to the communication module. The shelf module communicates with the communication module via a communication link. The link may be connected and disconnected without disrupting operation of other shelf modules connected to said communication module.

摘要翻译： 为客户设备提供通讯开关。 交换机包括处理通信交换机中的元件之间的通信的通信模块，具有用于客户驻地设备到通信模块的接口点的机柜模块和机箱。 货架模块包括提供接口点的I / O卡，线路处理卡，提供到I / O卡和线路处理卡的连接的中面板以及用于中平面的通信模块的连接。 货架模块通过通信链路与通信模块进行通信。 链路可以被连接和断开，而不会中断连接到所述通信模块的其它机架模块的操作。

公开(公告)号：US08130649B2

公开(公告)日：2012-03-06

申请号：US11907871

申请日：2007-10-18

申请人： John Madsen ,  Joey Chow ,  Dion Pike

发明人： John Madsen ,  Joey Chow ,  Dion Pike

IPC分类号： G01R31/08 ,  G06F11/00

CPC分类号： H04L47/10 ,  H04L47/2441 ,  H04L47/263 ,  H04L47/29

摘要： Embodiments of the invention provide flow control of incoming data packets to data processing resources via a controller that can receive and react to advanced backpressure messages. These advanced backpressure messages are used to rate limit the data packets based one or more of the following factors: traffic class, traffic priority, destination port. The controller can also generate a traffic preference message to an upstream source of the data packets to inform the upstream unit of the most appropriate type of data that should be transmitted downstream at that time, thereby improving the likelihood of the transmitted data being processed in a proper and timely manner by the downstream data processing resources. Embodiments of the invention can improve the performance of a communications system during periods of congestion by ensuring that high-priority traffic has precedence over traffic of lower priority while maximizing utilization of the ingress data path bandwidth.

摘要翻译： 本发明的实施例提供了通过可以接收并对高级背压消息做出反应的控制器将输入数据分组流控制到数据处理资源。 这些高级背压消息用于基于以下一个或多个因素来对数据分组进行速率限制：流量类别，流量优先级，目的端口。 控制器还可以向数据分组的上游源生成流量优先消息，以向上游单元通知应该在该时间向下游发送的最合适类型的数据，从而提高所发送的数据在 适时及时地通过下游资料处理资源。 本发明的实施例可以通过确保高优先级流量优先于较低优先级的业务，同时最大限度地利用入口数据路径带宽来改善通信系统在拥塞期间的性能。

公开(公告)号：US08036128B2

公开(公告)日：2011-10-11

申请号：US11905239

申请日：2007-09-28

申请人： Joey Chow ,  Mark Megarity

发明人： Joey Chow ,  Mark Megarity

IPC分类号： G01R31/08

CPC分类号： H04L47/10 ,  H04L47/2441 ,  H04L47/26

摘要： A method for communicating backpressure messaging over a serial encoded link is disclosed. Embodiments of the invention enable advanced backpressure signaling to be retrofitted into legacy systems to achieve performance improvements and support new or enhanced services. Specifically, such signaling enables per-context and per-priority backpressure signaling information to be conveyed by a backpressure message; thereby enabling flow control to be performed in accordance with a priority or context associated with a traffic flow, or flows, carried over the serial link.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种通过串行编码链路传送背压消息的方法。 本发明的实施例使得能够将先进的背压信令改造成传统系统以实现性能改进并支持新的或增强的服务。 具体地，这种信令使得每个上下文和每个优先级背压信令信息能够由背压消息传送; 从而使得可以根据与通过串行链路承载的业务流或流的相关联的优先级或上下文来执行流控制。

公开(公告)号：US20090103434A1

公开(公告)日：2009-04-23

申请号：US11907871

申请日：2007-10-18

申请人： John Madsen ,  Joey Chow ,  Dion Pike

发明人： John Madsen ,  Joey Chow ,  Dion Pike

IPC分类号： H04J1/16

CPC分类号： H04L47/10 ,  H04L47/2441 ,  H04L47/263 ,  H04L47/29

摘要： Embodiments of the invention provide flow control of incoming data packets to data processing resources via a controller that can receive and react to advanced backpressure messages. These advanced backpressure messages are used to rate limit the data packets based one or more of the following factors: traffic class, traffic priority, destination port. The controller can also generate a traffic preference message to an upstream source of the data packets to inform the upstream unit of the most appropriate type of data that should be transmitted downstream at that time, thereby improving the likelihood of the transmitted data being processed in a proper and timely manner by the downstream data processing resources. Embodiments of the invention can improve the performance of a communications system during periods of congestion by ensuring that high-priority traffic has precedence over traffic of lower priority while maximizing utilization of the ingress data path bandwidth.

摘要翻译： 本发明的实施例提供了通过可以接收并对高级背压消息做出反应的控制器将输入数据分组流控制到数据处理资源。 这些高级背压消息用于基于以下一个或多个因素来对数据分组进行速率限制：流量类别，流量优先级，目的端口。 控制器还可以向数据分组的上游源生成流量优先消息，以向上游单元通知应该在该时间向下游发送的最合适类型的数据，从而提高所发送的数据在 适时及时地通过下游资料处理资源。 本发明的实施例可以通过确保高优先级流量优先于较低优先级的业务，同时最大限度地利用入口数据路径带宽来改善通信系统在拥塞期间的性能。