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Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2011

Filed:

Aug. 29, 2008
Applicants:

Todd M. Rimmer, Exton, PA (US);

Frank R. Dropps, Maple Grove, MN (US);

Thomas R. Prohofsky, Edina, MN (US);

Duane J. Mccrory, Malvern, PA (US);

Edward C. Mcglaughlin, Minneapolis, MN (US);

Inventors:

Todd M. Rimmer, Exton, PA (US);

Frank R. Dropps, Maple Grove, MN (US);

Thomas R. Prohofsky, Edina, MN (US);

Duane J. McCrory, Malvern, PA (US);

Edward C. McGlaughlin, Minneapolis, MN (US);

Assignee:

QLOGIC, Corporation, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Method and system for routing a network packet received at a port within a network is provided. The method includes (a) generating an index value based on a destination identifier for the network packet; (b) generating one or more physical port numbers based on the index value generated in step (a); wherein each port number identifies a port for sending and receiving network packets; and (c) selecting one of the physical port numbers to route the network packet; wherein the port number is selected based on reaction selector signal that is generated from a partition key table based on a partition key value embedded in the network packet.


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