Patent ID: 7200144

Claim:
A router for routing frames in a network, the router comprising: a first means for processing processor that performs a proxy process for a virtual member of the network, the proxy process responsive to a frame addressed in accordance with a first network address, the virtual member corresponding to at least a portion of a nonvirtual member of the network, the nonvirtual member responsive to frames addressed in accordance with a second network address; and a second means for processing that performs a routing process that routes frames addressed in accordance with the first network address and of a first type to the proxy process; that in response to receiving frames in accordance with the first network address and of a second type, provides a corresponding frame revised in accordance with the second network address; and that routes the revised frames to the nonvirtual member in accordance with the second network address; wherein the second means for processing comprises: means for storing; means for parsing; a plurality of queues that receive data enqueued by the means for parsing; and means for submitting that submits data from a queue of the plurality to the means for storing to provide a result; wherein the second means for processing determines the second network address in accordance with the result; wherein the means for storing provides a first result in accordance with first data submitted from the means for parsing, the first data comprising a flag; and the means for storing provides the result in accordance with second data, the second data submitted from the second means for processing, in accordance with the flag; and wherein the result comprises at least one of a resource identifier, a network address of a proxy, and logical unit number.