US 2020/0028802 A1 · FIBER CHANNEL FORWARDER ROUTING SYSTEM

Abstract

A Fibre Channel Forwarder (FCF) routing system includes an FCF device that is coupled to a Fibre Channel (FC) networking device through a first FCF device port, coupled to a source device through a second FCF device port, and coupled to a first destination device through a third FCF device port. The FCF device receives first traffic from the source device at the second FCF device port. Using a first FCF device routing table, the FCF device determines that a destination device identifier included in the first traffic corresponds with the first destination device. In response determining the destination device identifier included in the first traffic corresponds with the first destination device, the FCF device routes the first traffic through the third FCF device port to the first destination device without forwarding the first traffic through the first FCF device port to the FC networking device.

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Dependent claims

A Fibre Channel Forwarder (FCF) routing system, comprising:

a Fibre Channel (FC) networking device;
a source device;
a first destination device;
and
an FCF device that is coupled to the FC networking device through a first FCF device port, coupled to the source device through a second FCF device port, and coupled to the first destination device through a third FCF device port, wherein the FCF device is configured to:
receive first traffic from the source device at the second FCF device port;
determine, using a first FCF device routing table, that a destination device identifier included in the first traffic corresponds with the first destination device;
and
route, in response determining the destination device identifier included in the first traffic corresponds with the first destination device, the first traffic through the third FCF device port to the first destination device without forwarding the first traffic through the first FCF device port to the FC networking device.

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An Information Handling System (IHS), comprising:

a plurality of ports;
a processing system that is coupled to the plurality of ports;
and
a memory system that is coupled to the processing system and that includes instructions that, when executed by the processing system, cause the processing system to provide an N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) Proxy Gateway (NPG) engine that is configured to:
receive first traffic from a source device that is connected to a first port of the plurality of ports;
determine, using a first Fibre Channel Forwarder (FCF) device routing table, that a destination device identifier included in the first traffic corresponds with a first destination device;
and
route, in response determining the destination device identifier included in the first traffic corresponds with the first destination device, the first traffic through a second port of the plurality of ports to the first destination device without forwarding the first traffic through a third port of the plurality of ports to a Fibre Channel (FC) networking device.

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A method of Fibre Channel Forwarder (FCF) device routing, comprising:

receiving, by an FCF device, first traffic from a source device that is connected to a first FCF device port;
determining, by the FCF device and using a first Fibre Channel Forwarder (FCF) device routing table, that a destination device identifier included in the first traffic corresponds with a first destination device;
and
routing, by the FCF device and in response determining the destination device identifier included in the first traffic corresponds with the first destination device, the first traffic through a second FCF device port to the first destination device without forwarding the first traffic through a third FCF device port to a Fibre Channel (FC) networking device.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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