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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2000
David Alan Burton, Vail, AZ (US);
Robert Louis Morton, Tucson, AZ (US);
Erez Webman, Petach-Tikva, IL;
David Alan Burton, Vail, AZ (US);
Robert Louis Morton, Tucson, AZ (US);
Erez Webman, Petach-Tikva, IL;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a method, system, program, and data structure for selecting one of multiple data paths to a device. A selection is made of one of multiple paths indicated as enabled to transmit data. A path is indicated as enabled or disabled. Transfer time data is gathered for each enabled path capable of being selected. Paths having transfer time data satisfying a threshold are indicated as disabled. Paths indicated as disabled are not capable of being selected to use to transmit data.