Method for interfacing a fibre channel network with an ethernet based network
US8520686B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 8, 2008 |
| Grant date | Aug 27, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 14, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/357
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method are provided for interfacing a Fiber Channel network to an Ethernet based network. The method includes the operation of establishing a connection between a Fiber Channel device and an NPIV interface in an Ethernet interconnect module (210). Another operation is processing a fabric login from a server on the Ethernet based network, along with a server identifier that is sent to the Fiber Channel device (220). Acknowledgement frames for fabric login from the Fiber Channel device can be examined in order to identify the N_Port ID of the server (230). In another operation, the server's MAC address can be retrieved from a table using the N_Port ID (240). Then an Ethernet packet can be sent to the server using the server MAC address (250). The Ethernet packet contains a Fabric Provided MAC Address used to enable the server to communicate with the Fiber Channel device.
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