Multiplex communications – Pathfinding or routing – Through a circuit switch
Reexamination Certificate
2005-08-19
2009-08-18
Ton, Dang T (Department: 2419)
Multiplex communications
Pathfinding or routing
Through a circuit switch
C370S902000, C713S160000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07577134
ABSTRACT:
An port expander Fiber Channel switch presents F_ports to form a first Fiber Channel fabric and N_ports to a second Fiber Channel fabric to appear as node devices. The port expander may be used to connect a plurality of blade servers to a Fiber Channel fabric. Fabric events engendered by the insertion or removal of hot-pluggable devices are handled by the port expander and “event storms” on the Fiber Channel fabric are avoided. The port expander presents the blade servers to the FC fabric as a virtualized N_port.
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Gopal Gowda Manjunath A.
Hammons Richard L.
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
Ton Dang T
Wong Cabello Lutsch Rutherford & Brucculeri LLP
Zhao Wei
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