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BROCADE COMM SYSTEMS INC
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Global server load balancing
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Host-level policies for global server load balancing
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Method and system for creating and implementing zones within a fibre channel system
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Scalable gateways for a fabric switch
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US8369335B2Feb 5, 2013
Method and system for extending routing domain to non-routing end stations
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US7301898B1Nov 27, 2007
Credit sharing for fibre channel links with multiple virtual channels
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Fibre channel switching system and method
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Host-level policies for global server load balancing
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US7466712B2Dec 16, 2008
System and method for providing proxy and translation domains in a fibre channel router
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US7221676B2May 22, 2007
Supporting local IB packet communication between separate subnets
BROCADE COMM SYSTEMS INC66 citations96
US7194652B2Mar 20, 2007
High availability synchronization architecture
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US7050392B2May 23, 2006
In-order delivery of frames during topology change
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US6353612B1Mar 5, 2002
Probing device
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Packet tracing through control and data plane operations
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US7277431B2Oct 2, 2007
Method and apparatus for encryption or compression devices inside a storage area network fabric
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US7151778B2Dec 19, 2006
Frame filtering of fibre channel packets
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US7120728B2Oct 10, 2006
Hardware-based translating virtualization switch
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US6980525B2Dec 27, 2005
Method and system for creating and implementing zones in hardware within a fiber channel system
BROCADE COMM SYSTEMS INC47 citations95
US9350680B2May 24, 2016
Protection switching over a virtual link aggregation
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US8995272B2Mar 31, 2015
Link aggregation in software-defined networks
BROCADE COMM SYSTEMS INC93 citations94
US7284236B2Oct 16, 2007
Mechanism to change firmware in a high availability single processor system
BROCADE COMM SYSTEMS INC45 citations94
US7269168B2Sep 11, 2007
Host bus adaptor-based virtualization switch
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US7239641B1Jul 3, 2007
Quality of service using virtual channel translation
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US6772207B1Aug 3, 2004
System and method for managing fibre channel switching devices
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US9019976B2Apr 28, 2015
Redundant host connection in a routed network
BROCADE COMM SYSTEMS INC33 citations93
US8767561B2Jul 1, 2014
Manageability tools for lossless networks
BROCADE COMM SYSTEMS INC33 citations93
US7237045B2Jun 26, 2007
Apparatus and method for storage processing through scalable port processors
BROCADE COMM SYSTEMS INC74 citations93
US10003552B2Jun 19, 2018
Distributed bidirectional forwarding detection protocol (D-BFD) for cluster of interconnected switches
BROCADE COMM SYSTEMS INC27 citations92
US9800471B2Oct 24, 2017
Network extension groups of global VLANs in a fabric switch
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US9628407B2Apr 18, 2017
Multiple software versions in a switch group
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US9626255B2Apr 18, 2017
Online restoration of a switch snapshot
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US9027129B1May 5, 2015
Techniques for protecting against denial of service attacks
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US8792354B2Jul 29, 2014
Manageability tools for lossless networks
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US8014301B2Sep 6, 2011
System and method for providing network route redundancy across layer 2 devices
BROCADE COMM SYSTEMS INC13 citations92
US7885188B2Feb 8, 2011
Smoothing algorithm for round trip time (RTT) measurements
BROCADE COMM SYSTEMS INC33 citations92
US7620742B2Nov 17, 2009
Write capture for fibre channel fabric snapshot service
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US7606239B2Oct 20, 2009
Method and apparatus for providing virtual ports with attached virtual devices in a storage area network
BROCADE COMM SYSTEMS INC22 citations92
US7583681B2Sep 1, 2009
Method and apparatus for establishing metazones across dissimilar networks
BROCADE COMM SYSTEMS INC23 citations92
US7366194B2Apr 29, 2008
Fibre channel zoning by logical unit number in hardware
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US7283486B2Oct 16, 2007
Method and system for creating and implementing zones within a fibre channel system
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US7120128B2Oct 10, 2006
Method and system for creating and implementing zones within a fibre channel system
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US6785742B1Aug 31, 2004
SCSI enclosure services
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US9565138B2Feb 7, 2017
Rule-based network traffic interception and distribution scheme
BROCADE COMM SYSTEMS INC21 citations91
US9524173B2Dec 20, 2016
Fast reboot for a switch
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US8677042B2Mar 18, 2014
Interrupt moderation
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US8051197B2Nov 1, 2011
Network congestion management systems and methods
BROCADE COMM SYSTEMS INC34 citations91
US7752361B2Jul 6, 2010
Apparatus and method for data migration in a storage processing device
BROCADE COMM SYSTEMS INC20 citations91
US7707309B2Apr 27, 2010
Isolation switch for fibre channel fabrics in storage area networks
BROCADE COMM SYSTEMS INC28 citations91
US7307996B2Dec 11, 2007
Infiniband router having an internal subnet architecture
BROCADE COMM SYSTEMS INC28 citations91
US7188237B2Mar 6, 2007
Reboot manager usable to change firmware in a high availability single processor system
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