Detecting miscabling in a storage area network
US7694029B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 2, 2006 |
| Grant date | Apr 6, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/40
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A mechanism is provided for unique identification of each endpoint in a storage area network interconnect that is bridged by a specialized cable. Each endpoint is capable of querying peer endpoints for a unique identification. Once a unique identifier is obtained for all peer connections to a given endpoint, the endpoint may perform a comparison to validate that the cable connection terminations are connected to valid endpoints. If all endpoints are valid, then the mechanism enables the ports connected to the cable.
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