Communications method within an arbitrated loop fibre...

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2007-06-05

2007-06-05

Dalencourt, Yves (Department: 2157)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Multiple network interconnecting

C709S203000, C709S211000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10183896

ABSTRACT:
A system and method are described for increasing performance of operations implemented in a storage system utilizing fibre channel, such as by enabling full duplex opens when a JBOD/bridge is involved. In an aspect of the present invention, a method of performing a full duplex open in a fibre channel network having an initiator and a bridge may include initiating an open by the initiator with the bridge. The bridge has a primary physical address and an alias physical address. The alias physical address represents a target device communicatively coupled to the bridge, wherein the open is initiated utilizing the primary physical address. The initiator communicates with the target device.

REFERENCES:
patent: 6209023 (2001-03-01), Dimitroff et al.
patent: 6430645 (2002-08-01), Basham

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