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US 7,032,063 B1Granted
Multi-port storage communications controller
AssigneeVicom Systems, Inc.
InventorDietmar M. Kurpanek
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Abstract
A multi-port Fibre Channel controller according to embodiments of the present invention includes a number of Fibre Channel ports, an interface unit coupled to each one of the Fibre Channel ports, a Fibre Channel controller, and a processor. The processor is coupled to the Fibre Channel controller, and the Fibre Channel controller is coupled to control the interface unit and coupled to the subsystem interface.
Claims38
A multi-port storage communications controller comprising:
- a subsystem interface;
- a plurality of communication ports;
- an interface unit coupled to each one of said communication ports;
- a communications controller coupled to control said interface unit and coupled to said subsystem interface;
- and
- a processor, wherein said processor is coupled to control said communications controller.
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A multi-port storage communications controller comprising:
- a plurality of communication ports;
- a communications controller;
- and
- an interface unit, wherein
- said interface unit is coupled to each one of said communication ports,
- said communications controller is coupled to control said interface unit, and
- said interface unit is configured to couple at least one of said communication ports to said communications controller by virtue of being configured to make said at least one of said communication ports active.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a multi-port Fibre Channel controller, wherein
- said multi-port Fibre Channel controller comprises
- a plurality of ports,
- means for determining a state of an interface controller,
- means for configuring a port using said state, wherein said interface controller is associated with said port and said port is one of said plurality of ports,
- means for determining if said interface controller is receiving a Fibre Channel signal that is valid, wherein said interface controller is configured to receive said Fibre Channel signal, and
- means for enabling said port if said Fibre Channel signal is valid.
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A computer program product comprising:
- a first set of instructions, executable on a multi-port Fibre Channel controller, configured to determine a state of an interface controller;
- a second set of instructions, executable on said multi-port Fibre Channel controller, configured to configure a port using said state, wherein said interface controller is associated with said port and said port is one of a plurality of ports;
- a third set of instructions, executable on said multi-port Fibre Channel controller, configured to determine if said interface controller is receiving a Fibre Channel signal that is valid, wherein said interface controller is configured to receive said Fibre Channel signal;
- a fourth set of instructions, executable on said multi-port Fibre Channel controller, configured to enable said port if said Fibre Channel signal is valid;
- and
- computer readable media, wherein said computer program product is encoded in said computer readable media.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.