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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2004
Applicants:
Rajeev Bector, San Jose, CA (US);
Sachin Jain, San Jose, CA (US);
Ramana Mellacheruvu, San Jose, CA (US);
Umesh Mahajan, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Rajeev Bector, San Jose, CA (US);
Sachin Jain, San Jose, CA (US);
Ramana Mellacheruvu, San Jose, CA (US);
Umesh Mahajan, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are provided for improving fiber channel packet delivery. Techniques are provided for the in-order delivery of packets by blocking incoming packets associated with a port channel change at a fiber channel switch and sending flush messages onto links associated with a port channel change. Upon receiving acknowledgments for the flush messages, incoming packets are unblocked.