Apparatus and method for connecting fibre channel devices...

Details Apparatus and method for connecting fibre channel devices... Apparatus and method for connecting fibre channel devices...

2003-07-25

2008-10-14

Hsu, Alpus H (Department: 2619)

Multiplex communications

Fault recovery

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

C370S229000, C370S462000, C398S002000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07436761

ABSTRACT:
Apparatus is disclosed for connecting at least a first Fibre Channel device to at least a second Fibre Channel device. The apparatus includes ports, buffers and bypass buffers that are arranged so that the second Fibre Channel device can operate at a physical link rate that is higher than the physical link rate of the first Fibre Channel device regardless of whether or not the first Fibre Channel device is sending data words to the second Fibre Channel device and regardless of whether or not the second Fibre Channel device is sending data words to the first Fibre Channel device.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5894481 (1999-04-01), Book
patent: 6160813 (2000-12-01), Banks et al.
patent: 6185203 (2001-02-01), Berman
patent: 6240096 (2001-05-01), Book
patent: 6470007 (2002-10-01), Berman
patent: 6532212 (2003-03-01), Soloway et al.
patent: 6584101 (2003-06-01), Hagglund et al.
patent: 6731646 (2004-05-01), Banks et al.
patent: 6819654 (2004-11-01), Soloway et al.
patent: 6862293 (2005-03-01), Lay et al.
patent: 6892167 (2005-05-01), Polan et al.
patent: 6904053 (2005-06-01), Berman
patent: 7012914 (2006-03-01), Berman
patent: 7301956 (2007-11-01), Martin et al.
patent: 0 709 986 (1996-05-01), None
patent: 0 856 969 (1998-08-01), None
patent: 2 363 040 (2001-12-01), None
patent: WO 99/15973 (1999-04-01), None
Valentino et al., “The Incorporation of Fibre Channel and Scalable Coherent Interface Technologies in Avionics Systems, Oct. 27, 1996, pp. 365-372.”
International Search Report dated Nov. 14, 2003, for Application No. PCT/GB03/03183.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Apparatus and method for connecting fibre channel devices... does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Apparatus and method for connecting fibre channel devices..., we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Apparatus and method for connecting fibre channel devices... will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-4007936