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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2012
Applicant:
Stuart B. Berman, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Inventor:
Stuart B. Berman, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
Emulex Design and Manufacturing Corporation, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method for connecting Ethernet networks is provided. The system includes a port, a port control module, and a connectivity module. The port control module supports a first link speed and can transfer data to ports that support a second or third link speed. The connectivity module can affect the transfer of data between the first port and at least one other port. The connectivity module supports a fixed data transfer rate.