METHODS AND DEVICES FOR TRANSMITTING DATA BETWEEN STORAGE AREA NETWORKS

A method for controlling data transmitted between storage area networks is described. The method includes receiving a first FCIP packet, adding a TCP header to the first FCIP packet and transmitting the first FCIP packet to the Internet, wherein the receiving, adding and transmitting steps are all p...

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Main Authors JANAKIRAMAN, VENKATESH, GOLSHAN, ALI, KOLLI, MADHURI, MEHTA, NEELIMA, KRISHNAMOORTHY, PAGS, IVATURI, DEVI, PRASAD
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 19.12.2007
Subjects
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRICITY
TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION
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Summary:A method for controlling data transmitted between storage area networks is described. The method includes receiving a first FCIP packet, adding a TCP header to the first FCIP packet and transmitting the first FCIP packet to the Internet, wherein the receiving, adding and transmitting steps are all performed in an interrupt context. Apparatus and computer program aspects are further provided. There is also described a TCP stack, which is closely related to the method. The stack is embodied in a machine-readable medium and is used for controlling data transmitted between storage area networks. The TCP stack includes an application layer for encapsulating outgoing frames from a first storage area network and de-encapsulating incoming frames from a second storage area network; a TCP layer that receives outgoing frames directly from the application layer; an IP layer that interacts with the TCP layer; and a link layer that interacts with the IP layer, wherein the TCP stack does not include a socket layer.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20030768926