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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 30, 1999
Terry M. Anderson, Minnetonka, MN (US);
William R. George, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Ancor Communications, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Abstract
High performance switching network topologies and frame addressing techniques therefor are disclosed. A two-dimensional Fiber Channel switch fabric is disclosed which combines a Class 1 connection space-division multiplexing sub-fabric, and Class 2 and 3 connectionless space- and time-division multiplexing sub-fabric. Networking topologies are disclosed for combining multiple modules to increase the number of supported ports. Addressing and frame routing techniques are provided for routing frames to any port in any module of a large interconnected network of modules.
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