Multiplex communications – Communication techniques for information carried in plural... – Adaptive
Reexamination Certificate
2003-12-18
2008-05-20
Orgad, Edan (Department: 2619)
Multiplex communications
Communication techniques for information carried in plural...
Adaptive
C370S466000, C710S104000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07376147
ABSTRACT:
Provided are a method, adaptor, system, and program for receiving a transmission at one of multiple connections. Information is maintained on storage interconnect architectures and transmission characteristics, wherein the storage interconnect architectures have different transmission characteristics. At least one transmission characteristic of the received transmission is determined and a determination is made from the information of the storage interconnect architecture associated with the determined transmission characteristic. The information on the determined storage interconnect architecture is used to process the transmission and determine a transport layer for the received transmission, wherein there is one transport layer for each supported transport protocol. The transmission is forwarded to the determined transport layer.
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Atallah Deif N.
Seto Pak-Lung
Ho Chuong
Intel Corporation
Konrad Raynes & Victor LLP
Orgad Edan
Victor David W.
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