Method and apparatus for dynamically managing bandwidth for clients in a storage area network
US8060643B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 30, 2002 |
| Grant date | Nov 15, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/329
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for managing bandwidth allocation in a storage area network includes receiving a plurality of Input/Output (I/O) requests from a plurality of client devices, determining a priority of each of the client devices relative to other client devices, and dynamically allocating bandwidth resources to each client device based on the priority assigned to that client device.
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