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AssigneeFinisar Corporation
InventorsPaul R. Gentieu, Geoffrey T. Hibbert, Andrew J. Milne, Roumel R. Garcia
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The embodiments disclosed herein relate to a network diagnostic component or device that is placed in-line between a first and second node. The diagnostic component or device is used to compress pre-specified Dwords of a network data stream. For example, the first node may communicate with the second node using a network data stream that includes a first component and a pre-specified component. In some embodiments, the network data stream may be of the SAS/SATA protocol. The network diagnostic component may receive the network data signal and associate the pre-specified component with an identifier that is represents the pre-specified component. The first component and the identifier representing the pre-specified component may then be recorded in a memory.
A method for a network diagnostic component that is placed in-line between first and second nodes in a network to compress pre-specified data, the method comprising:
A network diagnostic device placed in-line between first and second nodes in a network comprising:
A method for a network diagnostic component that is placed in-line between first and second nodes in a network to compress pre-specified Dwords, the method comprising:
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