Read optical power link service for link health diagnostics

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9077448
APP PUB NO 20140055776A1
SERIAL NO

13592550

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A method is provided for monitoring a state of an optical link in a Fiber Channel infrastructure and includes sending an Extended Link Service (ELS) request to read an optical power of the optical link, and diagnosing a degradation of the optical link, based on a response to the ELS request.

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  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hathorn, Roger G Tucson, US 159 2582
Higgs, Raymond Michael Poughkeepsie, US 1 7
Kuch, George Peter Poughkeepsie, US 1 7
Ricci, Louis William Hyde Park, US 4 20

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