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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2011
Claudio Desanti, Oakland, CA (US);
Silvano Gai, Groveland, CA (US);
Claudio Desanti, Oakland, CA (US);
Silvano Gai, Groveland, CA (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A distributed Fiber Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) Forwarder (FCF) and a distributed Fiber Channel Switch are described. The Distributed FCF is realized by instantiating respective connections between at least one Controlling FCF and a plurality of FCoE Data-Plane Forwarder (FDF) devices and between individual FDF devices. The Distributed FC Switch is realized by instantiating respective connections between at least one Controlling Switch and a plurality of FC Data-Plane Forwarder (FCDF) devices and between individual FCDF devices. The components of the distributed FCF or Switch are collectively represented by a single Domain identifier (Domain_ID), and thus the distributed FCF or Switch appears to outside entities as a non-distributed FCF or Switch.