SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-PROTOCOL TRANSLATION
First Claim
1. A multi-protocol translation method, comprising:
- receiving, at a storage area network switch, a frame formatted according to a first protocol;
selecting, using the received frame, a second protocol from a plurality of protocols according to which to convert the received frame;
obtaining a protocol format specification data of a second protocol;
converting by the storage area network switch, the received frame to a converted frame according to the second protocol based on the protocol format specification data of the second protocol; and
providing, by the storage area network switch, the converted frame.
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Abstract
This disclosure relates generally to communication network protocols, and more particularly to systems and methods for multi-protocol translation. In one embodiment, a multi-protocol translation method is disclosed, comprising: receiving, at a storage area network switch, a frame formatted according to a first protocol; selecting, using the received frame, a second protocol from a plurality of protocols according to which to convert the received frame; obtaining a protocol format specification data of a second protocol; converting by the storage area network switch, the received frame to a converted frame according to the second protocol based on the protocol format specification data of the second protocol; and providing, by the storage area network switch, the converted frame.
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30 Claims
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1. A multi-protocol translation method, comprising:
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receiving, at a storage area network switch, a frame formatted according to a first protocol; selecting, using the received frame, a second protocol from a plurality of protocols according to which to convert the received frame; obtaining a protocol format specification data of a second protocol; converting by the storage area network switch, the received frame to a converted frame according to the second protocol based on the protocol format specification data of the second protocol; and providing, by the storage area network switch, the converted frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A frame translation apparatus, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor, wherein the instructions comprise instructions to; receive a frame formatted according to a first protocol; select, using the received frame, a second protocol from a plurality of protocols according to which to convert the received frame; obtaining a protocol format specification data of a second protocol; convert the received frame to a converted frame according to the second protocol based on the protocol format specification data of the second protocol; and provide the converted frame. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable multi-protocol switching instructions, the instructions comprising instructions for:
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receiving a frame formatted according to a first protocol; selecting, using the received frame, a second protocol from a plurality of protocols according to which to convert the received frame; obtaining a protocol format specification data of a second protocol; converting the received frame to a converted frame according to the second protocol based on the protocol format specification data of the second protocol; and providing the converted frame. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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