Method and management port for an indirect loop protocol associated with an interconnect device
US7231444B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 7, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 12, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 8, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/0681
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and management port for an indirect loop protocol associated with an interconnect device. In one embodiment, a method to handle a request sent to an interconnect device includes receiving the request at a destination switch from a host network adapter; generating a response to the request in the destination switch; and returning the response to the host network adapter, wherein the destination switch includes a management port for addressing the interconnect device that implements an indirect loop protocol.
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