Patent ID: 7684398
Filing Date: 2010-03-23
Classification: H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of routing frames in Fibre Channel switching, comprising: receiving a frame at a source port of a Fibre Channel Fabric, wherein the frame includes a 24 bit source identifier (S_ID) and the frame includes a 24 bit destination identifier (D_ID) including 8 least significant bits; routing the frame from the source port to its destination port; and validating the frame at the destination port, wherein validating the frame at the destination port includes: if a match is found when comparing the S_ID of the frame against all entries of S_ID, comparing the source zone mask associated with the S_ID against the destination zone mask, wherein the destination zone mask and the source zone mask have at least one bit that matches for valid frames; and if the frame is valid, transmitting the frame through the destination port.