公开(公告)号：US20080080548A1

公开(公告)日：2008-04-03

申请号：US11871105

申请日：2007-10-11

Applicant: Rodney Mullendore ,  Stuart Oberman ,  Anil Mehta ,  Keith Schakel ,  Kamran Malik

Inventor： Rodney Mullendore ,  Stuart Oberman ,  Anil Mehta ,  Keith Schakel ,  Kamran Malik

IPC: H04B7/212

CPC classification number: H04L49/103 ,  H04L49/3018 ,  H04L49/3027 ,  H04L49/351 ,  H04L49/357 ,  H04Q11/04 ,  H04Q2213/13292 ,  H04Q2213/13296 ,  H04Q2213/13332 ,  H04Q2213/13389

Abstract: A system and method for managing the allocation of Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) timeslots in a network switch. The network switch may use a TDM cycle comprising multiple timeslots to manage shared resources and to schedule data ingress and egress through the ports of the current configuration, wherein each port is assigned one or more timeslots. The network switch may be reprogrammed to support one of multiple timeslot assignment schemes for one of multiple port configurations. The network switch may support configurations with varying numbers of ports, e.g. 8- and 16-port configurations. A network switch may also support configurations where two or more ports are combined to form one port, for example, a 2 Gbs Fibre Channel port. To meet the requirements of the various configurations, the timeslot assignment scheme may be reprogrammed to meet the scheduling requirements of each of the possible port configurations.

Abstract translation: 一种用于管理网络交换机中时分多路复用（TDM）时隙分配的系统和方法。 网络交换机可以使用包括多个时隙的TDM周期来管理共享资源，并且通过当前配置的端口来调度数据入口和出口，其中每个端口被分配一个或多个时隙。 网络交换机可以被重新编程以支持多个端口配置之一的多个时隙分配方案之一。 网络交换机可以支持具有不同数量端口的配置，例如， 8和16端口配置。 网络交换机还可以支持将两个或多个端口组合以形成一个端口（例如，2Gbs光纤通道端口）的配置。 为了满足各种配置的要求，时隙分配方案可以被重新编程以满足每个可能的端口配置的调度要求。

公开(公告)号：US20070286233A1

公开(公告)日：2007-12-13

申请号：US11691320

申请日：2007-03-26

Applicant: Aamer Latif ,  Rodney Mullendore ,  Joseph White ,  Brian Uchino

Inventor： Aamer Latif ,  Rodney Mullendore ,  Joseph White ,  Brian Uchino

IPC: H04J3/16

CPC classification number: H04L67/1097 ,  G06F3/0601 ,  G06F2003/0692 ,  H04L12/06 ,  H04L12/4604 ,  H04L47/10 ,  H04L47/36 ,  H04L69/08 ,  H04L69/16 ,  H04L69/161 ,  H04L69/169 ,  H04L69/329

Abstract: A method and apparatus for transferring data between IP devices (including, but not limited to, Gigabit Ethernet devices) and SCSI or Fibre Channel devices. The device interfaces may be either SCSI, Fibre Channel or IP interfaces such as Gigabit Ethernet. Data is switched between SCSI and IP, Fibre Channel and IP, or between SCSI and Fibre Channel. Data can also be switched from SCSI to SCSI, IP to IP and FC to FC. The port interfaces provide the conversion from the input frame format to an internal frame format, which can be routed within the apparatus. The amount of processing performed by each port interface is dependent on the interface type. The processing capabilities of the present invention permit rapid transfer of information packets between multiple interfaces at latency levels meeting the stringent requirements for storage protocols. The configuration control can be applied to each port on a switch and, in turn, each switch on the network, via an SNMP or Web-based interface, providing a flexible, programmable control for the apparatus.

Abstract translation: 一种用于在IP设备（包括但不限于千兆以太网设备）和SCSI或光纤通道设备之间传送数据的方法和设备。 设备接口可以是SCSI，光纤通道或IP接口，如千兆以太网。 数据在SCSI和IP，光纤通道和IP之间，或SCSI和光纤通道之间切换。 数据还可以从SCSI切换到SCSI，IP到IP，FC切换到FC。 端口接口提供从输入帧格式到可在设备内路由的内部帧格式的转换。 每个端口接口执行的处理量取决于接口类型。 本发明的处理能力允许在等待时间级别的多个接口之间快速传送信息分组，以满足存储协议的严格要求。 配置控制可以通过SNMP或基于Web的界面应用于交换机上的每个端口，也可应用于网络上的每个交换机，为设备提供灵活的可编程控制。