Patent ID: 8170025
Filing Date: 2012-05-01
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: receiving by a network device a Fibre Channel packet, the Fibre Channel packet having a first Fibre Channel header; adding by the network device a second Fibre Channel header to the Fibre Channel packet such that the Fibre Channel packet includes the first Fibre Channel header and the second Fibre Channel header; and adding by the network device a first switch port analyzer header to the Fibre Channel packet such that the Fibre Channel packet includes the first Fibre Channel header, the second Fibre Channel header, and the first switch port analyzer header, wherein the first switch port analyzer header comprises one or more of the following fields: a version field, a truncation bit field, a session identification field, a reserved field, a field indicating that the Fibre Channel packet includes a second switch port analyzer header and a field indicating a length of an encapsulated frame.