Method and apparatus for establishing metazones across...

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2007-05-30

2011-10-18

Ho, Duc C (Department: 2465)

Multiplex communications

Communication techniques for information carried in plural...

Adaptive

C370S401000, C370S389000, C370S392000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08040914

ABSTRACT:
A system and method for creating and enforcing meta-zones that cross the interface between different network protocols are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of enforcing meta-zones comprises: (a) receiving an Infiniband (IB) packet destined for a Fibre Channel (FC) target device; (b) comparing a partition key in the IB packet to a partition key associated with the FC target device; and (c) converting the IB packet to a FC frame only if the partition keys match. The method may further comprise receiving FC frames destined for an IB target device and converting the FC frame into an IB packet having a partition key associated with the source of the FC frame. Also disclosed are a gateway configured to create and enforce meta-zones, and computer networks having such a gateway.

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