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Fault zones for interconnect fabrics

US7774642B1 · kind B1 · utility

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22Claims

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Assignee

Oracle America, Inc. · US

Inventors

Bjørn Dag Johnsen · Oslo, NO
David Brean · Boston, US
Srinivas Madhur · Westford, US
Julia Harper · Arlington, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 17, 2005
Grant date	Aug 10, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 19, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F11/2007
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A fault zone definition mechanism groups components of an interconnect environment having a common point of dependence into a logical group defining a fault zone for the interconnect environment. The fault zone definition mechanism may be implemented in software, firmware or hardware, or a combination of two or more of software, firmware and hardware. A method for defining a fault zone is also disclosed.

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