Patent ID: 8571052
Filing Date: 2013-10-29
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A system, comprising: at least one Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) N_Port; an Ethernet fabric; and an FCoE switch, said at least one FCoE N_Ports communicatively coupled to said FCoE switch through said Ethernet fabric; and a processing device coupled to said at least FCOE N_Port operable to determine information associated with said Ethernet fabric, and exchange said information associated with said Ethernet fabric to at least one additional FCoE N_Port wherein said information associated with said Ethernet fabric comprises: an indication of whether an Ethernet fabric is present between said FCoE switch and said FCoE N_Port; a count of a number Ethernet switches in said FCoE fabric when said Ethernet fabric is present; a list of IP addresses for each of Ethernet switches; and a configuration of said Ethernet fabrics attached to said at least one FCoE N_Port.