Method and system for routing network information

Details Method and system for routing network information Method and system for routing network information

2006-11-15

2009-11-03

Etienne, Ario (Department: 2457)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Computer-to-computer protocol implementing

C709S239000, C709S242000, C709S247000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07613816

ABSTRACT:
Method and system for processing frames in a Fibre Channel network is provided. The method includes receiving a frame at a receive port; determining if a translation cache is enabled; determining if there is a match between a received frame header and an entry in the translation cache; generating an encapsulation signal, a de-encapsulation signal, a translation signal or a routing signal; removing data words in the received frame header, if de-encapsulation signal is set; translating the received frame header, if the translation signal is set; encapsulating the frame with an encapsulation header, if the encapsulation signal is set; and routing the frame using translation cache routing if the routing signal is set.

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