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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2000
Jeffrey J. Nelson, Louisville, CO (US);
Gary R. Flauaus, Niwot, CO (US);
Daniel F. Casper, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Joseph C. Elliott, North Creek, NY (US);
Catherine C. Huang, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
John R. Flanagan, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Louis W. Ricci, Hyde Park, NY (US);
McData Corporation, Broomfield, CO (US);
Abstract
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.