METHODS, SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR AN N-PORT NETWORK ADAPTOR INTERCHANGEABLE BETWEEN A NETWORK SWITCH/ROUTER AND NETWORK ADAPTOR

摘要

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.