Marking and faulting input/output ports of an electronics system
US8103801B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 28, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jan 24, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 17, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/325
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Described is an electronics system and method for marking and faulting I/O ports of an I/O module in the electronics system. Each I/O port has an associated light-emitting system that is capable of emitting a plurality of different colors. At least one color is blinked at a first rate to produce a first status indicator for the I/O port. Each color of the different colors is alternately blinked at a second rate to produce a second status indicator for the I/O port. One of the status indicators is for marking the I/O port and the other status indicator is for faulting the I/O port. In one embodiment, the light-emitting system includes a plurality of differently colored LEDs. In another embodiment, the light-emitting system includes only one multicolor LED. Various I/O technologies including Fiber Channel, Fiber Connectivity, Ethernet, serial attached SCSI, IPsec, Infiniband, and iSCSI, can implement marking and faulting.
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