Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Hardware based zoning in fibre channel networks
- Patent Title (中): 光纤通道网络中基于硬件的分区
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Application No.: US11147715Application Date: 2005-06-07
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Publication No.: US08335231B2Publication Date: 2012-12-18
- Inventor: Raymond J. Kloth , Sujatha V. Sundararaman , Ravi K. Nimmagadda , Sriharsha Jayanarayana
- Applicant: Raymond J. Kloth , Sujatha V. Sundararaman , Ravi K. Nimmagadda , Sriharsha Jayanarayana
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP
- Priority: IN902/DEL/2005 20050408
- Main IPC: H04J3/00
- IPC: H04J3/00

Abstract:
Provided are methods and apparatus that enforce zoning rules by separately employing source and destination information. In certain embodiments, information uniquely identifying network destinations is provided on a destination CAM. In these embodiments, each destination identified in the destination CAM has an associated zoning decision vector provided in a results memory. The vector provides specific zoning decisions (permit or deny transmission) for specific sources on the network. The specific zoning decision to be applied to a frame under consideration is selected from a zoning decision vector by using source information taken from the frame.
Public/Granted literature
- US20060251111A1 Hardware based zoning in fibre channel networks Public/Granted day:2006-11-09
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