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AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorsSriram Natarajan, Sharat Prasad, Yu Deng, Yanfeng Wang
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The Fibre-Channel flow control mechanism is augmented to facilitate efficient data exchange between Fibre-Channel ports over extended distances. A supplemental buffer mechanism may be maintained as part of an interface to a transport network used to carry Fibre-Channel traffic. The transport network interface makes a remote Fibre-Channel port aware of the augmented local receiver buffer capacity by intercepting certain frames used in link establishment and substituting an enhanced buffer capacity for the local Fibre-Channel port's internal buffer capacity. This technique provides improved throughput and readily accommodates large distances and large frame sizes.
A method for operating a transport network interface to carry Fibre-Channel traffic, said method comprising:
Apparatus for operating a transport network interface to relay Fibre-Channel traffic, said apparatus comprising:
Apparatus for operating a transport network interface to carry Fibre-Channel traffic, said apparatus comprising:
A computer program product for operating a transport network interface to carry Fibre-Channel traffic, said computer program product comprising:
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