(54) METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR
NON-DISRUPTIVELY UNASSIGNING AN
ACTIVE ADDRESS IN A FABRIC
(75) Inventors: Robert J. Dugan, Hyde Park, NY (US);
Giles R. Frazier, Austin, TX (US)
(73) Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US)
( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
(21) Appl.No.: 12/132,116
(22) Filed: Jun. 3, 2008
(65) Prior Publication Data
US 2008/0244125 Al Oct. 2, 2008
Related U.S. Application Data
(60) Continuation of application No. 11/452,833, filed on Jun. 13, 2006, now Pat. No. 7,472,209, which is a division of application No. 10/043,489, filed on Jan. 11, 2002, now Pat. No. 7,085,860.
(51) Int. CI.
G06F 3/00 (2006.01)
(52) U.S. CI 710/36; 710/5; 710/19
(58) Field of Classification Search 710/5,
710/19, 36
See application file for complete search history.
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