Patent ID: 8817804
Filing Date: 2014-08-26
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A device comprising: a memory for storing tags; a plurality of ports; logic coupled to said memory and configured to store a speed tag in said memory, wherein said speed tag is used for importing of devices based on a trigger; and logic coupled to said memory and communicatively coupled to said plurality of ports and configured to recognize triggering of said speed tag to import a target device associated with a first zone on a first fabric to be available to a host device associated with a second zone on a second fabric, wherein importation of the target device to be available to the host device does not merge the first and second fabrics, wherein the first zone is associated with said speed tag, and wherein importation of the target device to be available to the host device is maintained, based on said speed tag being associated with the first zone, when the host device is offline.