Method and apparatus for enabling an adapter in a network device to discover the name of another adapter of another network device in a network system
US8310953B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 21, 2007 |
| Grant date | Nov 13, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 19, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/357
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A network system supports multiple network communication protocols. In one embodiment, network device driver software provides a “Fiber Channel over Ethernet” communication capability and methodology. Device driver software manages a Fiber Channel to Ethernet and Ethernet to Fiber Channel address translation in real time for data packet communications in the network system. Different embodiments of the disclosed network system include multiple name servers and network device driver software that together provide multiple adapter name discovery methodologies. In one embodiment, the adapter name discovery methodologies include port name discovery and adapter attributes discovery.
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