Method and system for using an in-line credit extender with...

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2008-05-27

2008-05-27

Patel, Niketa (Department: 2181)

Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/

Input/output data processing

Input/output data buffering

C710S052000, C709S220000, C709S221000, C709S222000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10956718

ABSTRACT:
A storage area network (“SAN”) and a system is provided. The SAN includes, a host bus adapter operationally coupled with a credit extender, wherein the credit extender receives frames from a Fibre Channel network and sends the received frames to the HBA based on buffer space available in the HBA. The HBA notifies other Fibre Channel ports of buffer space available in the credit extender. The HBA sends a signal to the credit extender notifying the credit extender of available buffer space in the HBA. The HBA includes a management port for interfacing the HBA with the credit extender.

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