- Written by Surapaneni Venkata Gopi Krishna
- Posted on June 16, 2022
- Updated on October 11, 2024
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Flow control is a data transmission option that temporarily stops a device from sending data because of a peer data overflow condition. If a device sends data faster than the receiver can accept it, the receiver's buffer can overflow. The receiving device then sends a PAUSE frame, instructing the sending device to halt transmission for a specified period.