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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2012
Applicants:
Michael G Myrah, Cypress, TX (US);
Balaji Natrajan, Spring, TX (US);
Joseph David Black, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Michael G Myrah, Cypress, TX (US);
Balaji Natrajan, Spring, TX (US);
Joseph David Black, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); G06F 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 67/1097 (2013.01); G06F 3/067 (2013.01); H04L 63/104 (2013.01);
Abstract
An initiator zoning in progress command is provided. In one aspect the zoning in progress command includes target devices. Upon completion of the zoning operation, a zoning complete command is provided. In another aspect, receipt of a zoning in progress command causes broadcast change commands to be ignored until the zoning complete command is received.