Multiplex communications – Pathfinding or routing – Switching a message which includes an address header
Reexamination Certificate
2008-07-16
2011-10-18
Shah, Chirag (Department: 2477)
Multiplex communications
Pathfinding or routing
Switching a message which includes an address header
C370S420000, C710S014000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08040900
ABSTRACT:
Methods, systems and computer program products for an N-port network adaptor that is interchangeable between a network switch and a network adaptor. Embodiments of the invention include a method in a network device having a random access memory, a nonvolatile random access memory and a flash memory, the method including operating in a network switch/router mode of operation, operating in a network adapter mode of operation and switching in between the network switch/router operation and the network adapter operation in response to receiving a device configuration signal.
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Rehman Sadiq
Singh Anil Kumar
International Business Machines - Corporation
Kang Suk Jin
Mims Jr. David A.
Shah Chirag
Yee & Associates P.C.
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