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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2009
James W. Keeley, Hollis, NH (US);
Douglas E. Sanders, Framingham, MA (US);
Daniel W. Meyer, Brentwood, CA (US);
Andrew Hyonil Chong, San Jose, CA (US);
Ju-ching Tang, Fremont, CA (US);
James W. Keeley, Hollis, NH (US);
Douglas E. Sanders, Framingham, MA (US);
Daniel W. Meyer, Brentwood, CA (US);
Andrew Hyonil Chong, San Jose, CA (US);
Ju-Ching Tang, Fremont, CA (US);
LSI Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Apparatus and methods improved fair access to a Fiber Channel Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL) communication medium through a bridge device. The enhanced bridge device provides for a fair access in a currently open access window for all presently requesting devices coupled through the bridge device to the FC-AL communication medium. Thus all devices on the loop whether coupled directly or through a bridge device can be assured fair access to the loop when there are simultaneous requests during an open access window.