Patent ID: 8891531

Claim:
A computer implemented method, comprising: communicating with a first adaptor implementing a first communication protocol and a second adaptor implementing a converged network protocol, wherein the converged network protocol facilitates communication of packets encoded with a second communication protocol with a third communication protocol network; configuring parameters in a memory for communication between the first adaptor and the second adaptor in the converged network protocol to indicate to the second adaptor that the converged network protocol is supported, wherein the first adaptor does not support the converged network protocol; receiving a packet at the first adaptor encoded in the second communication protocol directed to the third communication protocol network; forwarding the packet to the second adaptor and then to the third communication protocol network; receiving a command at the second adaptor, directed to the first adaptor, to implement a function in the converged network protocol for communication between the first and second adaptors; and implementing the function using the parameters in the memory to support transmission of packets between the first and the second adaptors in the converged network protocol.