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Patent US7876711 - Fibre channel switch that enables end devices in different fabrics to ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA Fibre Channel Switch which enables end devices in different Fabrics to communicate with one another while retaining their unique Fibre Channel Domain_IDs. The Switch is coupled to a first fabric having a first set of end devices and a second fabric having a second set of end devices. The Switch is...http://www.google.com/patents/US7876711?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7876711 - Fibre channel switch that enables end devices in different fabrics to communicate with one another while retaining their unique fibre channel domain—IDsAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7876711 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/343,843Publication dateJan 25, 2011Priority dateJun 26, 2003Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2521463A1, CN1778076A, CN1778076B, CN101795298A, CN101795298B, EP1636946A1, US7499410, US8625460, US20050036499, US20090141657, US20110090816, WO2005004408A1Publication number12343843, 343843, US 7876711 B2, US 7876711B2, US-B2-7876711, US7876711 B2, US7876711B2InventorsDinesh G. Dutt, Thomas Edsall, Ankur Jain, Silvano Gai, Subrata Banerjee, Davide Bergamasco, Bruno Raimondo, Rajeev BharadwajOriginal AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (167), Non-Patent Citations (167), Referenced by (3), Classifications (15), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetFibre channel switch that enables end devices in different fabrics to communicate with one another while retaining their unique fibre channel domain—IDs
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