US PATENT DOCUMENTS In one embodiment, a method includes performing, at a host
5,138,615 A 8/1992 Lamport et al. device on a first side of a single-hop link, packet …

In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a device identifier associated with a virtual
resource, determining a configuration template identifier based on the device identi fier, and …

(52) US Cl.(57) ABSTRACT USPC............................ 370/392; 370/396; 370/230 In one
embodiment, a method includes sending a configura tion signal to a virtual network Switch …

BACKGROUND Embodiments described herein relate generally to methods and apparatus
for determining a network topology, for example, during network provisioning. Some …

In one embodiment, a method includes detecting a virtual resource hosted by a host device,
selecting a configuration template associated with the virtual resource, and providing a …

This invention provides an apparatus and method to aggregate individual fiber channel data
streams in their native mode and to extend connectivity of fiber channel storage area …

In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a flow control module configured to receive a
first data packet from an output queue of a stage of a multi-stage Switch at a first rate when …

BACKGROUND 0003) A storage area network (SAN) may be implemented as a high-speed,
special purpose network that interconnects different kinds of data storage devices with …

BACKGROUND 0002 Astorage area network (SAN) may be implemented as a high-speed,
special purpose network that interconnects different kinds of data storage devices with …

(57) ABSTRACT A QoS monitoring system and method for a DiffServ capable network
element operable in a trusted domain network such as an ISP network. The network element …