Information security – Access control or authentication – Network
Reexamination Certificate
2007-07-10
2007-07-10
Revak, Christopher (Department: 2131)
Information security
Access control or authentication
Network
C726S004000, C713S169000, C718S103000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10062860
ABSTRACT:
A method and system for starting up a network or network device with particular discussion regarding Fibre Channel networks and switches. The method and system relate to powering on or re-starting a plurality of Fibre Channel switching devices, each of those devices having ports. The system generally calls for the selection of a priority threshold that relates to the importance of tasks in fabric formation. Some embodiments of the system exploit a port authentication procedure to separate the execution of tasks higher in priority than the threshold from tasks lower in priority than the threshold.
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Balasubramanian Shankar
Hammons Richard L.
Kleinsteiber James
Avery Jeremiah
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
Revak Christopher
Wong Cabello Lutsch Rutherford & Brucculeri LLP
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