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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2008
Frank R. Dropps, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Craig M. Verba, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Ernest G. Kohlwey, Eagan, MN (US);
Frank R. Dropps, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Craig M. Verba, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Ernest G. Kohlwey, Eagan, MN (US);
QLOGIC, Corporation, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Abstract
Method and system for routing Fibre Channel frames is provided. The includes (a) receiving a frame at a port of a switch element; (b) determining if the frame is to be routed using extended area routing; (c) if extended area routing is to be used for routing the frame, identifying a source for obtaining extension bits for expanding an area identification field (Area_ID); and (d) expanding the Area_ID field using the extension bits from the identified source. The system includes routing logic at a port of a switch element for performing the foregoing steps.