Method and system for managing traffic in fibre channel systems

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7649903
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12189497

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Method and system for routing fiber channel frames using a fiber channel switch element is provided. The method includes, inserting a time stamp value in a fiber channel frame that is received at a receive segment of the fibre channel switch element; determining if a timeout occurs after a frame arrives at a receive buffer; and processing the frame if the timeout occurred. The method also includes, determining if a delta time value, which provides an accumulated wait time for a frame, is present in frame data; subtracting the delta time stamp value from a global time stamp value and using the resulting time stamp value to determine frame timeout status in the fiber channel switch element. A timeout checker circuit declares a timeout after comparing a time stamp value that is inserted in a fiber channel frame with a programmed time out value and a global counter value.

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  • CAVIUM, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Dropps, Frank R Maple Grove, US 131 1204
Kohlwey, Ernest G Eagan, US 28 257
Owen, Mark A Apple Valley, US 12 195
Papenfuss, Gary M St. Paul, US 29 414
Verba, Craig M Maple Grove, US 24 264

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