BACKGROUND Data transmission rates between nodes of a flow controlled fabric may be
managed using various flow control techniques. For instance, if the rate of data transmission
from a sending node is faster than the rate at which a receiving node can accept it, the
receiving node may send a message to the sending node instructing it to temporarily stop
transmission until it can catch up to speed. One example of a flow control technique is
Ethernet flow control. This technique involves stopping and resuming the transmission of …