In one embodiment, an apparatus may include a first interface configured to be
communicatively coupled, via a network, to a second interface and a fiber channel services …

In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a gateway device configured to be operatively
coupled to a Fiber Channel switch by a first data port and a second data port. The gateway …

In one embodiment, an apparatus can include a filter module operatively coupled to a
switching module. The filter module can be configured to define a filter to be applied to a …

In one embodiment, an apparatus includes an intake buffer module and a flow control
module configured to define an available bits indicator, the available bits indicator …

In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a first Fiber Channel (FC) switch configured to
be operatively coupled to an FC network device and a second FC switch. The first FC switch …

In one example, a Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) network is described, which includes
an edge device and a logical link to connect the edge device to an FCoE switch. The edge …

Some embodiments described herein relate generally to Fibre Channel fabrics, and, in
particular, to methods and apparatus for providing a distributed Fibre Channel control and …

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In one embodiment, an apparatus can include a filter module configured to receive multiple
Media Access Control (MAC) addresses associated with multiple virtual ports instantiated at …

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 …