REGISTER ACCESS IN DISTRIBUTED VIRTUAL BRIDGE ENVIRONMENT
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of server computers;
a plurality of distributed bridge elements in communication with the plurality of server computers, wherein each distributed bridge element is configured to access a register in response to receiving a data frame that includes a register access request; and
a controlling bridge configured to control the plurality of distributed bridge elements and to generate and communicate the data frame to at least one of the plurality of bridge elements.
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Abstract
Systems and methods to perform a register access are described. A particular method includes receiving a data frame at a bridge element of a plurality of bridge elements in communication with a plurality of server computers. The data frame may include a register access request and may be forwarded from a controlling bridge in communication with the plurality of bridge elements. A register may be accessed and execution of the register access request may be initiated in response to receiving the data frame.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of server computers; a plurality of distributed bridge elements in communication with the plurality of server computers, wherein each distributed bridge element is configured to access a register in response to receiving a data frame that includes a register access request; and a controlling bridge configured to control the plurality of distributed bridge elements and to generate and communicate the data frame to at least one of the plurality of bridge elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of performing a register access, the method comprising:
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receiving a data frame at a bridge element of a plurality of bridge elements in communication with a plurality of server computers, wherein the data frame includes a register access request and is forwarded from a controlling bridge in communication with the plurality of bridge elements; and accessing a register and initiating execution of the register access request in response to receiving the data frame, wherein the data frame includes a sequence number associated with the register access request, wherein the controlling bridge is configured to use the sequence number to confirm that the data frame was delivered to the bridge element, and wherein the controlling bridge is configured to store the sequence number in a memory. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A program product for accessing a register, the program product comprising:
a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising program instructions resident at a bridge element of a plurality of bridge elements in communication with a plurality of server computers, the program instructions configured to receive from a controlling bridge a data frame that includes a register access request, to access a register, and to initiate execution of the register access request in response to receiving the data frame.
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