Patent ID: 7228361
Filing Date: 2007-06-05
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of performing a full duplex open in a fibre channel network having an initiator and a bridge, comprising: initiating an open by the initiator with the bridge, the bridge having a primary arbitrated loop physical address and an alias arbitrated loop physical address, the alias arbitrated loop physical address representing a target device communicatively coupled to the bridge, wherein the open is initiated utilizing the primary arbitrated loop physical address; and communicating with the initiator by the target device; wherein the primary arbitrated loop physical address has a target device associated with the address; wherein communicating with a secondary target device is performed during tenancy of the open initiated by the initiator utilizing the primary arbitrated loop physical address so that the host may communicate with the target device and the secondary target device; and wherein having the full duplex open initiated using the primary arbitrated loop physical address allows the target devices to better utilize the full duplex nature of the fibre channel network.