N-port network adaptor
US8040900B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 16, 2008 |
| Grant date | Oct 18, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 7, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/00
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods, systems and computer program products for an N-port network adaptor that is interchangeable between a network switch and a network adaptor. Embodiments of the invention include a method in a network device having a random access memory, a nonvolatile random access memory and a flash memory, the method including operating in a network switch/router mode of operation, operating in a network adapter mode of operation and switching in between the network switch/router operation and the network adapter operation in response to receiving a device configuration signal.
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