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Cross-point switch for a fibre channel arbitrated loop

  • US 20020044561A1
  • Filed: 07/26/2001
  • Published: 04/18/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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