Advertising port state changes in a network

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2004-10-05

2010-11-23

Ngo, Ricky (Department: 2464)

Multiplex communications

Fault recovery

Bypass an inoperative switch or inoperative element of a...

C370S252000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07839765

ABSTRACT:
In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a host bus adapter for implementing a first port of a node on a network of nodes interconnected through an intelligent connection system comprising: a transceiver providing a physical interface for the first port; and a protocol controller that transmits a notification to the intelligent connection system on behalf of a remote second port indicating that the second port may have failed when the second port fails to communicate with the first port.

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