Arbitrated loop port switching
US6999460B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 16, 2000 |
| Grant date | Feb 14, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 14, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L45/18
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A hub connects groups of nodes to form a separate communication loop permitting access to the full bandwidth of the separate communication loop. The switching hub may operate from a subset of the messages defined in the Fiber Channel arbitrated loop protocol while allowing the nodes to use the full protocol.
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