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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2013
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation;
Inventors:
David R. Engebretsen, Cannon Falls, MN (US);
Henry J. May, Cedar Falls, IA (US);
Paul E. Movall, Rochester, MN (US);
Assignee:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/177 (2006.01); H04L 12/24 (2006.01); H04L 12/931 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 41/0803 (2013.01); H04L 49/357 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method includes receiving firmware at a network entity and determining whether the network entity is to operate as a controlling Fiber Channel forwarder based on the firmware.