| 摘要 |
A method and apparatus for managing a loop network, the loop network ( 200 ) including at least one loop ( 206, 208 ), a plurality of devices ( 210 ) connected to the at least one loop ( 206, 208 ) via ports ( 211, 212 ), wherein at least two of the devices are initiators ( 207, 209 ). The method includes each initiator ( 207, 209 ) sending a frame to all other initiators ( 207, 209 ) in the loop network ( 200 ) identifying any ports ( 211, 212 ) which should not be used. Each initiator ( 207, 209 ) merges the information from all other initiators ( 207, 209 ) with its own information identifying any ports ( 211, 212 ) which should not be used resulting in all the initiators ( 207, 209 ) generating a single list of ports ( 211, 212 ) to be used which is consistent across all the initiators ( 207, 209 ). Each initiator ( 207, 209 ) applies an algorithm ( 300 ) to determine a common set of ports ( 211, 212 ) to be used by all the initiators ( 207, 209 ) and to balance port accesses across the loop network ( 200 ).
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