Fenwick & West LLP
Method and apparatus for avoiding starvation in computer network
A method and apparatus for avoiding starvation at an initiator node in a computer network to which are connected at least one target node which provides service and a plurality of initiator nodes which request service from the target node. The method includes: when a request is received from the initiator node during a period that the target node is unable to provide service, returning a reject reply by attaching thereto reject time information that matches the period; when the target node is in a state capable of providing service, preferentially accepting a retry request carrying older reject time information; and when the target node is in the state capable of providing service, returning a reject reply by attaching thereto new reject time information in response to any first request received before retry requests arising from previously rejected requests are all accepted.
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Jeffrey D. Takashi Takeshi Hirohide
Larson Miyoshi Horie Sugahara