Patent ID: 8160070
Filing Date: 2012-04-17
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A fibre channel proxy, comprising: a first set of one or more fibre channel proxy ports configured to receive storage operations from one or more initiators; a second set of one of one or more fibre channel proxy ports configured to forward the storage operations to one or more storage targets; and a processor configured to: map storage access locations received in the storage operations from the one or more initiators to different storage blocks in the one or more storage targets; use fibre channel port identifiers of the one or more storage targets to communicate with the one or more initiators during the storage operations over the first set of fibre channel proxy ports; and use fibre channel port identifiers of the one or more initiators to communicate with the one or more storage targets during the storage operations over the second set of fibre channel proxy ports.