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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2003
Applicants:
Sriram Natarajan, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Sharat Prasad, San Jose, CA (US);
Yu Deng, Mulpitas, CA (US);
Yanfeng Wang, Fremont, CA (US);
Inventors:
Sriram Natarajan, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Sharat Prasad, San Jose, CA (US);
Yu Deng, Mulpitas, CA (US);
Yanfeng Wang, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/08 (2006.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04J 3/16 (2006.01); H04B 10/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The link status of a Fibre-Channel link interconnecting two Fibre-Channel ports may be determined by a third entity distinct from the two Fibre-Channel ports. The third entity may be a transport interface used to connect one of the Fibre-Channel ports to a transport network that carries the link. The transport interface may also learn the Fibre-Channel port types of the two ports.