Significant research has been done into various restoration and protection strategies for
mesh networks at both the packet and optical layers. Proposed architectures include …

The distribution of traffic flows in a load-sharing redundancy group that includes a first
gateway device and a second gateway device includes assigning a first set of forwarding …

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 …

US 2005/0018604 A1 Jan. 27, 2005(Continued) Related US Application Data OTHER
PUBLICATIONS (60) Provisional application No. 60/572,197, filed on May tiein from USPTO …

(54) METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR 2003, provisional application No. 60/532.966, filed on
PROGRAMMABLE DATA DEPENDANT Dec. 29, 2003, provisional application No. 60/550 …

(57) ABSTRACT A fiber channel switch element and method for routing fiber channel frames
is provided. The switch element includes a receive segment that can add a virtual storage …

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US7082101B2 - Method and apparatus for protection switching in virtual private networks -
Google Patents US7082101B2 - Method and apparatus for protection switching in virtual private …

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 …

Various systems and methods for fault-tolerant and otherwise optimized communication, in
which a system includes communication nodes connected by wireless data links together …