Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Ring computer networking
Patent
1997-02-19
1999-08-31
Lall, Parshotam S.
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Ring computer networking
370216, 714 4, G06F 1100
Patent
active
059447982
ABSTRACT:
A computer system with a plurality of devices compatible with the Fibre Channel Protocol. The computer system is provided with the capability to recover from a loop hang condition resulting from an unresponsive communication link in an Arbitrated Loop. This capability is realized by providing a sense mechanism for detecting a no-change condition in the states associated with a controller arranged in the Arbitrated Loop.
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Galloway William C.
McCarty James F.
Compaq Computer Corp.
Coulter Kenneth R.
Lall Parshotam S.
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