Patent ID: 9379906
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus comprising a line card within a switch device, the line card comprising: a first network interface configured to interface with a local local area network (LAN) and a local storage area network (SAN); a second network interface configured to interface with a remote LAN and a remote SAN, and any intermediate networks, wherein the second network interface comprises a plurality of Ethernet interfaces configured to connect the local SAN and the local LAN to an intermediate network that provides connectivity to the remote SAN and the remote LAN; and a plurality of processors comprising a network processor configured to interface with the plurality of Ethernet interfaces, a forwarding processor configured to rewrite forwarding addresses, an Internet Protocol (IP) interface processor configure to provide an IP-to-fiber channel over Ethernet (FCOE) conversion interface, a virtual output queuing (VOQ) application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) configured to provide LAN extension services and VOQ functions for ingress and egress LAN and SAN traffic traversing the first network interface, and an arbiter interface module configured to arbitrate traffic for the VOQ ASIC, and a FCOE interface processor configured to provide SAN extension services for the ingress and egress LAN and SAN traffic traversing the first network interface; wherein the plurality of processors is configured to: