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Patent US7957409 - Methods and devices for transmitting data between storage area networks - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsMethods and devices are provided for efficient transmission of data between storage area networks. According to some aspects of the invention, novel methods are provided for processing data packets sent by, or received from, a storage area network. Some such aspects of the invention involve storing a...http://www.google.com/patents/US7957409?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7957409 - Methods and devices for transmitting data between storage area networksAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7957409 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/351,167Publication dateJun 7, 2011Filing dateJan 23, 2003Priority dateJan 23, 2003Fee statusPaidAlso published asCN1742469A, US8724656, US20040146063, US20110206059Publication number10351167, 351167, US 7957409 B2, US 7957409B2, US-B2-7957409, US7957409 B2, US7957409B2InventorsAli Golshan, Neelima Mehta, Pags Krishnamoorthy, Madhuri Kolli, Devi Prasad Ivaturi, Venkatesh JanakiramanOriginal AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (29), Non-Patent Citations (33), Classifications (34), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMethods and devices for transmitting data between storage area networks
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IEEE 2001.33Voruganti, K. and Sarkar, P., "An Analysis of Three Gigabit Networking Protocols for Storage Area Networks", IEEE 0-7803-7001, May 2001, pp. 259-265.* Cited by examinerClassifications U.S. Classification370/429, 370/392, 370/474, 370/386, 370/466, 370/401, 370/471, 370/469International ClassificationH04L12/54, H04L12/28, H04L29/08, H04J3/24, H04L29/06, H04J3/16, H04L12/50, H04L12/46, H04L1/18Cooperative ClassificationH04L69/28, H04L69/329, H04L69/16, H04L69/161, H04L69/162, H04L67/1097, H04L69/163, H04L29/06, H04L12/4633, H04L1/188European ClassificationH04L29/06, H04L29/08N9S, H04L12/46E, H04L1/18T5, H04L29/06J7, H04L29/06J3, H04L29/06J3SLegal EventsDateCodeEventDescriptionJan 23, 2003ASAssignmentOwner name: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC., CALIFORNIAFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:GOLSHAN, ALI;MEHTA, NEELIMA;KRISHNAMOORTHY, PAGS;AND OTHERS;REEL/FRAME:013708/0370;SIGNING DATES FROM 20030121 TO 20030122Owner name: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC., CALIFORNIAFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:GOLSHAN, ALI;MEHTA, NEELIMA;KRISHNAMOORTHY, PAGS;AND OTHERS;SIGNING DATES FROM 20030121 TO 20030122;REEL/FRAME:013708/0370Dec 8, 2014FPAYFee paymentYear of fee payment: 4RotateOriginal ImageGoogle Home - Sitemap - USPTO Bulk Downloads - Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - About Google Patents - Send FeedbackData provided by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services