Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Device connections and methods thereof
- Patent Title (中): 设备连接及其方法
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Application No.: US13198641Application Date: 2011-08-04
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Publication No.: US08463952B1Publication Date: 2013-06-11
- Inventor: Allen E. Tracht , Daniel J. Kolor , W. Leo Rollins
- Applicant: Allen E. Tracht , Daniel J. Kolor , W. Leo Rollins
- Applicant Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Assignee: NetApp, Inc.
- Current Assignee: NetApp, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Agency: Klein, O'Neill & Singh, LLP
- Main IPC: G06F11/00
- IPC: G06F11/00 ; G06F3/00
Abstract:
A first device port and a second device port are connected using a first cable and a second cable. The first device port and the second device port use a divisible number of lanes, X for communication. The first cable uses X′ lanes, where X′ is less than X. The second cable uses X-X′ lanes, where X-X′ is also less than X. If the first cable is disconnected or fails, then the second cable is used after a failover operation.
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