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US 8,264,985 B2Granted
Locally unique node port identifiers
AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorClaudio DeSanti
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a method includes selecting a locally unique node port identifier at a Fiber Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) node in communication with at least one other FCoE node through an Ethernet network, discovering a virtual node port at the other FCoE node, and establishing a virtual link between the FCoE nodes for use in local communication over the Ethernet network. An apparatus and logic are also disclosed.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- selecting a locally unique node port identifier at a Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) node in communication with at least one other FCoE node through an Ethernet network;
- discovering a virtual node port at said other FCoE node;
- and
- establishing a virtual link between the FCoE nodes for use in local communication over the Ethernet network.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a processor for selecting a locally unique node port identifier, discovering a virtual node port at a Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) node when the apparatus is in communication with the FCoE node through an Ethernet network, and establishing a virtual link between the apparatus and the FCoE node for use in local communication over the Ethernet network;
- and
- memory for storing said locally unique node port identifier.
Logic encoded in one or more tangible media for execution and when executed operable to:
- select a locally unique node port identifier at a Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) node in communication with at least one other FCoE node through an Ethernet network;
- discover a virtual node port at said other FCoE node;
- and
- establish a virtual link between the FCoE nodes for use in local communication over the Ethernet network.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.