Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.

Venky Nagapudi

Surya Prakash Varanasi

Venkata Pramod Balakavi

Yash V Bansal

Li Zhao

Sathseel Altekar

An Ethernet/Fiber Channel network interface device which can be configured by a user to operate on an FC SAN, a CEE network or both. In one embodiment the configuration can be done using jumpers or connections to the pins of a chip, thus allowing a manufacturer to only inventory one device for use with either or both networks. In a second embodiment the configuration can be done in software by setting registers and memory values on the device. This embodiment allows the device to be changed between configurations without removing it from the server or blade. The devices according to the preferred embodiments further reduce power consumption by shutting down portions of the chip not needed based on the configuration of the device.

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Milpitas, CA, United States of America

Venky Nagapudi