Patent ID: 7054312
Filing Date: 2006-05-30
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for routing a data frame through a fibre channel fabric, said fibre channel fabric comprising a switch having a plurality of ports, said ports are operative for transmitting and receiving said data frame, said method comprising: receiving said data frame at a first port of said switch; writing said data frame to a shared memory location, said shared memory location is coupled to at least two of said plurality of ports of said fibre channel switch; identifying a second port of said switch, said second port operative for transmitting said data frame from said shared memory location; transmitting a message from said first port to said second port indicating the position in said shared memory location of said data frame; and at said second port, reading said data frame from said memory, wherein said switch has more than one rate for reading and writing data.