Variable length field fibre channel address system
US10630640B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 25, 2019 |
| Grant date | Apr 21, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 25, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2101/672
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A variable length field FC address system includes a source device coupled to a target device via an FC fabric. A first FC switch device identifies a number of FC switch devices in the FC fabric, a number of links provided by each FC switch device, a number of sessions required by each link, and then allocates unique FC addresses to the FC switch devices. Each unique FC address associated with an FC switch device includes a domain identifier provided by a first number of bits based on the number of FC switch devices in the FC fabric, an area identifier provided by a second number of bits based on the number of links provided by that FC switch device, and a session identifier provided by a third number of bits based on the number of sessions required by the link provided by that FC switch device.
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