Increasing the number of domain identifiers for use by a switch in an established fibre channel switched fabric

US9106674B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9106674-B2
Application numberUS-70845110-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateFeb 18, 2010
Priority dateFeb 18, 2010
Publication dateAug 11, 2015
Grant dateAug 11, 2015

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The number of domain identifiers is incrementally increased for use by a switch in an established fiber channel switched fabric. In other words, the number of domains assigned to a switch by the Principal Switch of the fiber channel switched fabric is increased without triggering the reconfiguration of the established fiber channel switched fabric. In one implementation, incrementally adding one or more additional domain identifiers includes requesting said one or more additional domain identifiers from a Principal Switch of the fiber channel switched fabric using a different World Wide Name (WWN) than used to acquire the original one or more domain identifiers used by the switch.

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What is claimed is: 1. A fibre channel switched fabric switch, comprising: one or more processing elements and memory configured to establish the fibre channel switched fabric switch as part of a fibre channel switched fabric, including: requesting from a Principal Switch of the fibre channel switched fabric, one or more domain identifiers using a World Wide Name (WWN) of the fibre channel switched fabric switch, and acquiring from the Principal Switch the one or more domain i…

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What does patent US9106674B2 cover?
The number of domain identifiers is incrementally increased for use by a switch in an established fiber channel switched fabric. In other words, the number of domains assigned to a switch by the Principal Switch of the fiber channel switched fabric is increased without triggering the reconfiguration of the established fiber channel switched fabric. In one implementation, incrementally adding on…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Sasso Christian, Kasat Siddharth, Balasubramanian Hari, and 2 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04L67/1097. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 11 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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