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Method and apparatus for fibre channel identification and retrieval

  • US 6,721,320 B1
  • Filed: 12/18/1998
  • Issued: 04/13/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/18/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An apparatus for locating a sequence status block of a Fibre Channel sequence, said apparatus comprising:

  • (a) a link control module for receiving a plurality of Fibre Channel signals containing the Fibre Channel sequence; and

    (b) a receiver logic module for reading a chosen identifier in a frame header of the received Fibre Channel signals, testing validity of the chosen identifier in the frame header of the received Fibre Channel signals, and for hashing the chosen identifier to create a Start-of-list pointer.

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