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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2014
Applicant:
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Kreg A. Martin, Los Gatos, CA (US);
David C. Banks, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Assignee:
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/947 (2013.01); H04L 12/741 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 49/25 (2013.01); H04L 45/745 (2013.01);
Abstract
A large port count Fiber Channel switch. The large port count switch comprises multiple small switches. Inter-Switch links connect the small switches within the large port count switch. A set of routing rules governs the path data follows through the large port count switch.