Cross-point switch for a fibre channel arbitrated loop
First Claim
1. A hub for a fibre channel arbitrated loop, said hub comprising a switching device including a matrix of switches connected by a plurality of signal lines, each signal line being electrically connected to at least one switch, operable to selectively connect and disconnect one signal line from at least one other signal line, at least some of said signal lines being operatively connectable to respective devices comprising said fibre-channel arbitrated loop, said switching device being operatively configurable to selectively open and close said switches to arrange said devices on said fibre-channel arbitrated loop.
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Abstract
A hub for a fiber channel arbitrated loop is disclosed. The hub comprises a switching device including a matrix of switches connected by a plurality of signal lines, each signal line being electrically connected to at least one switch. The hub is operable to selectively connect and disconnect one signal line from at least one other signal line, at least some of the signal lines being operatively connectable to respective devices comprising the fiber-channel arbitrated loop. The switching device is operatively configurable to selectively open and close the switches to arrange the devices on the fiber-channel arbitrated loop.
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- 1. A hub for a fibre channel arbitrated loop, said hub comprising a switching device including a matrix of switches connected by a plurality of signal lines, each signal line being electrically connected to at least one switch, operable to selectively connect and disconnect one signal line from at least one other signal line, at least some of said signal lines being operatively connectable to respective devices comprising said fibre-channel arbitrated loop, said switching device being operatively configurable to selectively open and close said switches to arrange said devices on said fibre-channel arbitrated loop.
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12. An enclosure services processor card adapted to plug into a backplane for a rack enclosure, said card including a processor operatively connected to a hub for a fibre channel arbitrated loop, said hub comprising one or more switches connected by a plurality of signal lines, at least one of said signal lines being electrically connected to more than one switch, said card including a plurality of tracks which in use connect at least some of said signal lines to a respective one of each of said devices comprising said fibre channel arbitrated loop, said plurality of tracks terminating at an edge connector for connecting said card to said backplane, said enclosure services processor being operable to selectively control at least some of said switches to arrange said devices on said fibre-channel arbitrated loop.
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