
During link initialization, each side informs the other side of the number of

Links each with their own set of BB_credits. Each Fibre Channel link can be viewed as two unidirectional Support for buffer-to-buffer credit recovery for F ports.įibre Channel interfaces use buffer to buffer credits to ensure all packets are delivered to their destination without frameĭrops even if there is congestion in the network.īuffer-to-buffer credits (BB_credits) are a Fibre Channel link-level flow-control mechanism that ensures every frame (a FibreĬhannel packet) that is sent has enough buffer space to be received. Support for buffer-to-buffer credit recovery for NP ports. See a list of the releases in which each feature is supported, see the New and Changed chapter or the Feature History tableįeature History for Interface Buffers Table 1. To find information about the features documented in this module, and to See the Bug Search Tool at and the release notes for your software release. For the latest caveats and feature information, Your software release might not support all the features documented in this module.
