DE602005012295D1 - Transparenter fibre-channel-switch für gemischte switch fabrics - Google Patents

Transparenter fibre-channel-switch für gemischte switch fabrics

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DE602005012295D1
DE602005012295D1 DE602005012295T DE602005012295T DE602005012295D1 DE 602005012295 D1 DE602005012295 D1 DE 602005012295D1 DE 602005012295 T DE602005012295 T DE 602005012295T DE 602005012295 T DE602005012295 T DE 602005012295T DE 602005012295 D1 DE602005012295 D1 DE 602005012295D1
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04LTRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L49/00Packet switching elements
    • H04L49/35Switches specially adapted for specific applications
    • H04L49/356Switches specially adapted for specific applications for storage area networks
    • H04L49/357Fibre channel switches
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04LTRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L49/00Packet switching elements
    • H04L49/10Packet switching elements characterised by the switching fabric construction
    • H04L49/101Packet switching elements characterised by the switching fabric construction using crossbar or matrix
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04LTRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L49/00Packet switching elements
    • H04L49/25Routing or path finding in a switch fabric
    • H04L49/253Routing or path finding in a switch fabric using establishment or release of connections between ports
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04LTRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L49/00Packet switching elements
    • H04L49/30Peripheral units, e.g. input or output ports
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US10/961,463 US7340167B2 (en) 2004-04-23 2004-10-08 Fibre channel transparent switch for mixed switch fabrics
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