System and method for automatically and dynamically changing an address associated with a device disposed in a fire channel environment
US5954796A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 11, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 21, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 11, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/1044
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer system with a plurality of devices compatible with the Fibre Channel Protocol, which computer system is provided with the capability to dynamically alter the configuration of the plurality of devices without a system reset, or without additional software overhead. This capability is realized by providing unique mapping relationships between low-level Fibre Channel information structures related to the devices and upper-level link elements compatible with an Operating System associated with the computer system.
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