A method and system for controlling power consumption in a fiber channel switch element
having a plurality of ports and plural links to communicate over a network is provided. The …

(57) ABSTRACT A system and method for selecting a primary blade in a multi-module fibre
channel switch with plural blades is provided. The system includes a state machine for …

A method for entering fabric configuration in a fibre channel system for a multi-module fibre
channel switch is provided. The method includes determining if a primary blade has been …

A modular Fibre Channel switch includes a data switching path and a message switching
path to provide logical point to point connections between switch ports. The data switching …

(57) ABSTRACT A networking device includes a port, and a management module that
identifies fabric subsets that include networked devices that can exchange information with …

(57) ABSTRACT A method for assigning virtual lanes (VL) in a fibre channel switch is
provided. The fibre channel switch element includes a virtual lane cache that can compare …

(57) ABSTRACT A method and system for detecting congestion and over subscription in a
fiber channel switch element is provided. A counteris updated if a frame cannot be …

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 fiberchannel frame that is …

(57) ABSTRACT A method and system for optimizing bandwidth allocation in a fiber channel
network having a fiber channel switch ele ment, is provided. The Switch element includes, a …

A method for changing zoning in a fiber channel fabric is provided. The method includes
receiving zone date from a management module, wherein the zone data is received by a …