(57) ABSTRACT A method of initializing a Fiber Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) link between
a Fiber Channel over Ethernet node (ENode) and Fiber Channel Forwarders (FCF s) in a …

Techniques are provided for performing discovery in a Fiber Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)
network. An FCoE Node (ENode) discovers the FCoE Forwarders (FCFs) connected to its …

(65) Prior Publication Data(57) ABSTRACT US 2010/O 103939 A1 Apr. 29, 2010 A Fibre
Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) device obtains knowl (51) Int. Cl edge of the configuration of …

In one embodiment, one or more Fiber Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) proxy points (FPPs)
communicates control and management information with a separately housed FCoE control …

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 …

A physical Fiber Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) switch defines a multipath virtual FCoE
switch to provide uninterrupted storage access between N_PORTs of an FCoE host and a …

In one embodiment, a method includes defining a virtual node port proxy and virtual fabric
port proxies at a Fiber Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) bridge, the virtual node port proxy in …

The use of Ethernet as an underlying transport for Fiber Channel (FC) frames is disclosed in
the Fiber Channel Over Ethernet (FCOE) protocol. In FCOE, the FC physical layer and part of …

This invention permits all FCoE (Fiber Channel over Ether net) frames to be transferred from
one FCoE network adapter to another without having to traverse through a Fiber Channel …

Disclosed is an improved mechanism for direct communications and frame routing between
FCoE devices within an Ethernet network supporting FCoE protocols. In particular, the …