Method and apparatus for transferring data across a protocol bridge
US7225274B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 23, 2003 |
| Grant date | May 29, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 14, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L9/40
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for transferring data across a network protocol bridge is disclosed. In one embodiment, a multi-processing engine configuration is used wherein processing engines are tasked with carrying out specific data transfer operations. In another embodiment, this multi-processing engine configuration is implemented in a protocol bridge in which data is being transferred between Fibre Channel and a network bus that is coupled to a host system. In one embodiment, the network bus is a PCI/PCI-X bus.
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