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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 12, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jeffrey J. Nelson, Louisville, CO (US);
Michael E. O'Donnell, Westminster, CO (US);
Assignee:
McDATA Corporation, Broomfield, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 1/250 ; H04Q 1/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 1/250 ; H04Q 1/100 ;
Abstract
A switch including a plurality of input/output (I/O) ports and a switching element programmably coupling a first of the I/O ports with a second of the I/O ports. An analysis device is associated with the first I/O port measuring at least one data traffic parameter specific to data traffic between the first I/O port and the second I/O port.