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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2014
Emulex Corporation, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Marc Timothy Jones, Longmont, CO (US);
EMULEX CORPORATION, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Abstract
A network device comprising a first attach point, a second attach point, a switch and persistent connection logic is provided. The first attach point may connect the network device to a first link, and the second attach point may connect the network device to a second link. The switch may connect the first attach point to the second attach point. The persistent connection logic may create a persistent connection between a first network element and a second network element, where the persistent connection comprises the network device, the first link and the second link. The network device may also implement a non-persistent connection between two network elements, where the non-persistent connection may comprises the network device.