Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Computer network managing
Reexamination Certificate
2008-06-10
2008-06-10
Jareonchonwanit, Bunjob (Department: 2152)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Computer network managing
C370S230000, C370S389000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07386608
ABSTRACT:
A network of switches that employ aggregation of Registered State Change Notifications (RSCNs) is disclosed. In one embodiment, the network comprises multiple switches coupled together, and multiple node devices each directly-coupled to at least one other switch. Each of the switches preferably provides RSCNs to other switches when a node device state change is detected. Each of the switches receiving the RSCNs preferably combines multiple RSCNs to form aggregated RSCN messages that are then used to notify directly-coupled node devices of state changes. The aggregation preferably occurs over a predetermined interval up to some predetermined limit. The aggregated RSCN message for a given node device preferably includes identifiers of only those node devices that share a common zone membership with the given node device.
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Chen Xiaoheng
Tsai Raymond C.
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
Conley & Rose, P.C.
Doan Duyen M
Jareonchonwanit Bunjob
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