Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods, systems and apparatus for the interconnection of fibre channel over ethernet devices using a fibre channel over ethernet interconnection apparatus controller
- Patent Title (中): 使用以太网互连设备控制器上的光纤通道在以太网设备上互连光纤通道的方法，系统和设备
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Application No.: US12987063Application Date: 2011-01-07
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Publication No.: US08811399B2Publication Date: 2014-08-19
- Inventor: Stuart B. Berman
- Applicant: Stuart B. Berman
- Applicant Address: US CA Newport Beach
- Assignee: Jeda Networks, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Jeda Networks, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Newport Beach
- Agency: O'Melveny & Myers LLP
- Agent David B. Murphy
- Main IPC: H04L12/28
- IPC: H04L12/28 ; H04L12/56
Abstract:
Methods, apparatus and systems are provided for forwarding Fiber Channel Initialization Protocol (FIP) and Fiber Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) frames by a FCoE device interconnection apparatus (FIA) and a Fiber Channel over Ethernet device interconnection apparatus controller (FIAC). In one aspect of the invention, a command is sent from a FIAC to the FIA to set the frame processing apparatus to identify received FIP frames, which are forwarded with the original destination and source Ethernet Media Access Control (MAC) addresses. A command is sent from the FIAC to the FIA to identify received FCoE frames to replace the source and destination Ethernet MAC addresses. When a FCoE frame is received by the FIA, the source and destination Ethernet MAC addresses are replaced, such as where the destination Ethernet MAC address of the received matched FCoE frame is replaced by the MAC address assigned to the desired end port. The FCoE frame is forwarded to a destination FCoE device.
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