Patent ID: 8625623
Filing Date: 2014-01-07
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of allocating exchange identifications (IDs) in a fibre channel switch for fibre channel aggregation, comprising: determining a number (m) of back-end N_ports present in a back end of the fibre channel switch; limiting a number of exchange IDs that the back-end N_ports are configured to open, such that a corresponding total number of aggregated exchange IDs associated with a front-end N_port of the fibre channel switch does not exceed a limit of exchange IDs allocated by the front-end N_port, the limit of exchange IDs in compliance with a fibre channel standard; distributing the exchange IDs across the number (m) of present back-end N_ports; and replacing exchange IDs of frames associated with the back-end N_ports.