Inventor
DUGAN ROBERT J
US28 patents
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IBM
26 patentsUS7512133B2Mar 31, 2009
Method and apparatus for obtaining multiple port addresses by a fibre channel from a network fabric
IBM54 citations98
US7085860B2Aug 1, 2006
Method and apparatus for a non-disruptive recovery of a single partition in a multipartitioned data processing system
IBM66 citations98
US6687766B1Feb 3, 2004
Method and apparatus for a fibre channel control unit to execute search commands locally
IBM86 citations98
US5461721AOct 24, 1995
System for transferring data between I/O devices and main or expanded storage under dynamic control of independent indirect address words (IDAWs)
IBM156 citations98
US4455605AJun 19, 1984
Method for establishing variable path group associations and affiliations between "non-static" MP systems and shared devices
IBM164 citations97
US6785241B1Aug 31, 2004
Method for pacing buffered data transfers over a network such as fibre channel
IBM69 citations96
US4374415AFeb 15, 1983
Host control of suspension and resumption of channel program execution
IBM95 citations94
US4497022AJan 29, 1985
Method and apparatus for measurements of channel operation
IBM64 citations93
US6473782B1Oct 29, 2002
Method and apparatus for transfer information using optical fiber connections
IBM16 citations92
US6338083B1Jan 8, 2002
Method and apparatus for transfer of information using optical fiber connections
IBM21 citations92
US4400773AAug 23, 1983
Independent handling of I/O interrupt requests and associated status information transfers
IBM44 citations92
US7324455B2Jan 29, 2008
Transfer of error-analysis and statistical data in a fibre channel input/output system
IBM9 citations84
US4342082AJul 27, 1982
Program instruction mechanism for shortened recursive handling of interruptions
IBM24 citations78
US7675865B2Mar 9, 2010
Transfer of error-analysis and statistical data in a fibre channel input/output system
IBM5 citations73
US7609643B2Oct 27, 2009
Transfer of error-analysis and statistical data after retry in a fibre channel input/output system
IBM5 citations73
US7543081B2Jun 2, 2009
Use of N—Port ID virtualization to extend the virtualization capabilities of the FC-SB-3 protocol and other protocols
IBM7 citations73
US7433306B2Oct 7, 2008
Method for identifying selected applications utilizing a single existing available bit in frame headers
IBM5 citations63
US7409448B2Aug 5, 2008
Method, system, and storage medium for resolving contention issues during channel program execution
IBM4 citations63
US7089234B2Aug 8, 2006
Communicating state information in a network employing extended queries and extended responses
IBM5 citations63
US7804775B2Sep 28, 2010
Apparatus and computer program for identifying selected applications utilizing a single existing available bit in frame headers
IBM0 citations52
US7720967B2May 18, 2010
Method, system, and storage medium for resolving contention issues during channel program execution
IBM0 citations52
US7676609B2Mar 9, 2010
Method and apparatus for non-disruptively unassigning an active address in a fabric
IBM0 citations52
US7668196B2Feb 23, 2010
Communicating between communications components having differing protocols absent component modifications
IBM1 citations52
US7523202B2Apr 21, 2009
Method, system, and storage medium for resolving contention issues during channel program execution
IBM0 citations52
US7472209B2Dec 30, 2008
Method for non-disruptively unassigning an active address in a fabric
IBM0 citations52
US7464190B2Dec 9, 2008
Method and apparatus for a non-disruptive removal of an address assigned to a channel adapter with acknowledgment error detection
IBM0 citations52