A Hardware and Software Developer's Guide
by Adam Wilen, Justin P. Schade, and Ron Thornburg

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PCI Express utilizes advanced flow control mechanisms to manage traffic between devices. It is very important for silicon, software and system designers to understand these mechanisms in order to take full advantage of PCI Express' bandwidth. The following excerpt explains topics such as flow control credits, virtual channels and traffic classes, and how they can be used to manage the bandwidth that PCI Express offers.

	"Delivering this book today helps software and hardware developers get a jump-start on their development cycle that can decrease their time to market." Ajay Kwatra, Engineer Strategist, Dell Computer Corporation