发明名称 |
PORT EXPANDER FOR FIBRE CHANNEL FABRICS IN STORAGE AREA NETWORKS |
摘要 |
An port expander Fibre Channel switch presents F_ports to form a first Fibre Channel fabric and N_ports to a second Fibre Channel fabric to appear as node devices. The port expander may be used to connect a plurality of blade servers to a Fibre 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 Fibre Channel fabric are avoided. The port expander presents the blade servers to the FC fabric as a virtualized N_port.
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申请公布号 |
US2009274162(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2009.11.05 |
申请号 |
US20090500441 |
申请日期 |
2009.07.09 |
申请人 |
BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC. |
发明人 |
GOPAL GOWDA MANJUNATH A.;HAMMONS RICHARD L. |
分类号 |
H04L12/56;G06F21/20 |
主分类号 |
H04L12/56 |
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