Method and apparatus for emulating a fiber channel port

Details Method and apparatus for emulating a fiber channel port Method and apparatus for emulating a fiber channel port

2005-09-06

2005-09-06

Teska, Kevin J. (Department: 2123)

Data processing: structural design, modeling, simulation, and em

Emulation

Of peripheral device

C703S024000, C711S110000, C711S111000, C711S112000, C711S113000, C711S114000, C711S115000

Reexamination Certificate

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06941260

ABSTRACT:
Disclosed is a method and apparatus for emulating a fiber channel port. A controller is provided according to the invention that includes a fabric port and a virtual N port. The controller is adapted to buffer incoming data and convert an N port address provided with the data by a host computer to an instruction to the picker to couple the disk drive corresponding to the requested N port address to the virtual N port.

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