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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2004
Applicants:
Samir Satish Sheth, Plano, TX (US);
Brian Royal, Garland, TX (US);
Richard Thomas Hughey, Dallas, TX (US);
Jeffrey Lloyd Cox, Fairview, TX (US);
Tom Moore, Dallas, TX (US);
Kelly Hawkins, Plano, TX (US);
Inventors:
Samir Satish Sheth, Plano, TX (US);
Brian Royal, Garland, TX (US);
Richard Thomas Hughey, Dallas, TX (US);
Jeffrey Lloyd Cox, Fairview, TX (US);
Tom Moore, Dallas, TX (US);
Kelly Hawkins, Plano, TX (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/08 (2006.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This invention provides an apparatus and method to aggregate individual fiber channel data streams in their native mode and to extend connectivity of fiber channel storage area networks across wide geographical distances over a high-speed data channel with forward error correction.