摘要 |
<p>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a private device, which is connected to the prescribed port of the switch of a fiber channel arbitrated loop(FC-AL) specification, to communicate with a device connected to the other port. SOLUTION: The address of each device is determined in the address form of a private device by an address allocating part 51 of a switch 11 and data transmitted from a public device 21 in a loop 41 connected to a port 31 to a private device 23 are transferred to a port 32 on the basis of connection information making correspondent the respective devices and the port in a connection information holding part 52 by the switch 11 and transmitted to the private device 23 connected to a loop 42. Data transmitted from the private device 23 to the public device 21 are transferred to the port 31 on the basis of connection information and transmitted to the public device 21 connected to the loop 41.</p> |