WO2005008406A3 - Methods and apparatus for device zoning in fibre channel arbitrated loop systems - Google Patents

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WO2005008406A3
WO2005008406A3 PCT/US2004/021983 US2004021983W WO2005008406A3 WO 2005008406 A3 WO2005008406 A3 WO 2005008406A3 US 2004021983 W US2004021983 W US 2004021983W WO 2005008406 A3 WO2005008406 A3 WO 2005008406A3
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Bruce Gregory Warren
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Carl Mies
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L12/00—Data switching networks
    • H04L12/28—Data switching networks characterised by path configuration, e.g. LAN [Local Area Networks] or WAN [Wide Area Networks]
    • H04L12/42—Loop networks
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L12/00—Data switching networks
    • H04L12/28—Data switching networks characterised by path configuration, e.g. LAN [Local Area Networks] or WAN [Wide Area Networks]
    • H04L12/42—Loop networks
    • H04L12/427—Loop networks with decentralised control
    • H04L12/433—Loop networks with decentralised control with asynchronous transmission, e.g. token ring, register insertion
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L45/00—Routing or path finding of packets in data switching networks
    • H04L45/18—Loop-free operations
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L49/00—Packet switching elements
    • H04L49/35—Switches specially adapted for specific applications
    • H04L49/356—Switches specially adapted for specific applications for storage area networks
    • H04L49/357—Fibre channel switches

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Methods and apparatus for switching Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop Systems (fig. 1) is provided between a plurality of Fibre Channel Loop devices (N1, N2,…). In one aspect of the invention, the system switches based at least in part on arbitrated loop primitives. An exemplary interconnect system may include a first port and a second port (1, 2,) both including port logic to monitor certain arbitrated loop primitives, a connectivity apparatus, a route determination apparatus (181) including a routing table consisting of ALPA addresses and their associated ports, the route determination apparatus (181) coupled to each port (1, 2,…) and the connectivity apparatus, where the connectivity apparatus creates paths between the ports based on arbitrated loop primitives.
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