4,200,929 A 4/1980 Davidjuk et al. controller and an external memory controller; an Ethernet
4,382,159 A* 5/1983 Bowditch................... 381 (120 controller; a Universal Asynchronous …

(57) ABSTRACT A method and system for routing fiber channel frames using a fiber channel
switch element is provided. The switch ele ment includes, a port with a buffer having more …

(57) ABSTRACT A method and system for routing frames based on a ports speed using a
fiber channel switch element is provided. The method includes, receiving a portion of a …

the present invention relates to a fixed-length cell multiplex transmission apparatus, a fixed-
length cell multiplex transmission method, a fixed-length cell multiplex transmitting …

(57) ABSTRACT A method and system for keeping an arbitrated loop open during a frame
gap using a fiber channel Switch element is provided. The switch element includes a port …

A method and system for detecting orphaned CLS primitives in a fibre channel network
having a fibre channel switch element coupled to an arbitrated loop is provided. The method …

Data communications between devices are selectively blocked and resurrected based on
error notifications. Data communications from one or more source devices to one or more …

A high-speed Fiber Channel switch element in a Fiber Channel network is provided. The
Fiber Channel switch element includes, a rate select module that allows a port in the Fiber …

Data communications between devices are selectively blocked and resurrected based on
error notifications. Data communications from one or more source devices to one or more …

A bandwidth monitoring device for use in a network for transferring priority packets in
preference to non priority packets as far as the amount of the priority packets is within a …