Mcdata Corporation

Gary R Flauaus

John R Flanagan

Daniel Francis Casper

Louis William Ricci

Catherine C Huang

Joseph C Elliott

Jeffrey J Nelson

A data communication architecture including a plurality of devices having input/output (I/O) ports supporting communication at a first rate and a data processor having a number of I/O ports where each I/O port supports data communication at a second data rate. The second data rate is at least double the first data rate. A communication link coupled to one of the data processor I/O ports supports the second data rate. A bridge device is coupled to the communication link and to the I/O ports of the plurality of devices. The bridge device translates the communication link at the second data rate to a plurality of communication links at the first data rate, where the plurality of communication links at the first data rate are substantially independent of each other.

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Broomfield, CO, United States of America

Gary R Flauaus