Priority Flow Control reacts first to mitigate congestion, and Explicit Congestion Notification acts as a fail-safe to prevent traffic drops if Priority Flow Control is insufficient.

A congestion notification packet sent toward the source by a network switch in response to receiving Explicit Congestion Notification with congestion experienced bits set.

Explicit Congestion Notification reacts first to mitigate congestion, and Priority Flow Control acts as a fail-safe to prevent traffic drops if Explicit Congestion Notification is insufficient.

A congestion notification packet sent toward the source by hosts and the network switch in response to receiving Explicit Congestion Notification with congestion experienced bits set.

Explicit Congestion Notification reacts first to mitigate congestion, and Priority Flow Control acts as a fail-safe to prevent traffic drops if Explicit Congestion Notification is insufficient.

A congestion notification packet sent toward the source by a host in response to receiving Explicit Congestion Notification with congestion experienced bits set.

Priority Flow Control reacts first to mitigate congestion, and Explicit Congestion Notification acts as a fail-safe to prevent traffic drops if Priority Flow Control is insufficient.

A congestion notification packet sent toward the source by hosts and the network switch in response to receiving Explicit Congestion Notification with congestion experienced bits set.