Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Computer-to-computer data routing – Centralized controlling
Reexamination Certificate
2011-01-25
2011-01-25
Won, Michael (Department: 2456)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Computer-to-computer data routing
Centralized controlling
C709S202000, C709S227000, C709S232000, C709S250000, C709S253000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07877512
ABSTRACT:
An isolation switch blade Fiber Channel switch presents F_ports to form a first Fiber Channel fabric and N_ports to a second Fiber Channel fabric to appear as node devices. The isolation switch blade may be used to connect a plurality of blade servers to a Fiber Channel fabric. Fabric events engendered by the insertion or removal of hot-pluggable devices are handled by the isolation switch blade and “event storms” on the Fiber Channel fabric are avoided. The isolation switch blade presents the blade servers to the FC fabric as a virtualized N_port.
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Guan Vincent W.
Hammons Richard L.
Kaushik Balakumar N.
Shanbhag Santosh
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
Won Michael
Wong Cabello Lutsch Rutherford & Brucculeri LLP
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