Method and apparatus for desirable network components

Details Method and apparatus for desirable network components Method and apparatus for desirable network components

2005-05-10

2005-05-10

Ho, Duc (Department: 2665)

Multiplex communications

Network configuration determination

C370S252000, C370S238000

Reexamination Certificate

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06891804

ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for desirable network components. One embodiment selects connection components for use in network components, where the most desirable components are selected from a set of components associated with a plurality of network protocols having identical physical layers. Another embodiment of the present invention uses Gigabit Ethernet connection components, which communicate using the Fiber Channel network protocol. Since the physical layer of Gigabit Ethernet and Fiber Channel are the same, the less expensive Gigabit Ethernet components carry the electronic signals to the Fiber Channel devices in the same way as Fiber Channel connection components. Thus the embodiment communicates using the Fiber Channel protocol over Gigabit Ethernet components. In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the network component is a storage device such as a redundant array of inexpensive disks (RAID) device.

REFERENCES:
patent: 6243510 (2001-06-01), Rauch
patent: 6725303 (2004-04-01), Hoguta et al.

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