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Matched Legal Cases: ['Application No. 2486800', 'Application No. 2', 'Application No. 03811410', 'Application No. 03811410', 'Application No. 03', 'Application No. 03', 'Application No. 2004', 'Application No. 2004', 'Application No. 2004', 'Application No. 2004']

Patent US7808924 - Apparatus and method for preventing disruption of fibre channel fabrics ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsAn apparatus and method for preventing the disruption of Fiber Channel Fabrics caused by ReConfigure Fabric (RCF) messages is disclosed. The apparatus includes a storage area network and a plurality of Fiber Channel Switches arranged in a Fabric. Each of the plurality of Switches includes logic to selectively...http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US7808924?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7808924 - Apparatus and method for preventing disruption of fibre channel fabrics caused by ReConfigure Fabric (RCF) messagesAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS7808924 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/155,698Publication date5 Oct 2010Filing date24 May 2002Priority date24 May 2002Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2486800A1, CA2486800C, CN1653847A, CN1653847B, DE60323830D1, EP1508259A2, EP1508259B1, US7821969, US20030218986, US20080159172, WO2003101144A2, WO2003101144A3Publication number10155698, 155698, US 7808924 B2, US 7808924B2, US-B2-7808924, US7808924 B2, US7808924B2InventorsClaudio DeSanti, Marco Di BenedettoOriginal AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (53), Non-Patent Citations (28), Referenced by (2), Classifications (9), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetApparatus and method for preventing disruption of fibre channel fabrics caused by ReConfigure Fabric (RCF) messages
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