Apparatus and method to set the signaling rate of a network disposed within an information storage and retrieval system
US7974189B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 21, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jul 5, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/0896
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method is disclosed to set the speed of a network. The method supplies a network interconnected with a system controller and a plurality of switch domains, where each of those plurality of switch domains comprises one or more information storage devices and a switch domain controller, and sets by each of the plurality of switch domains a signaling rate for that switch domain. The method queries in-band by the system controller each of the plurality of switch domains for that switch domain's signaling rate, and provides in-band by each of the plurality of switch domains the signaling rate for that switch domain. The method provides in-band by the system controller to each of the plurality of switch domains a first speed selection command specifying a first network speed, and resets by each of the plurality of switch domains the signaling rate for that switch domain to the first network speed.
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