Inventor
KOHLWEY ERNEST G
US27 patents
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QLOGIC CORP
22 patentsUS9172602B1Oct 27, 2015
Method and system for auto-negotiation
QLOGIC CORP21 citations92
US7430175B2Sep 30, 2008
Method and system for managing traffic in fibre channel systems
QLOGIC CORP33 citations92
US9282046B1Mar 8, 2016
Smoothing FIFO and methods thereof
QLOGIC CORP9 citations84
US8050260B1Nov 1, 2011
Method and system for load balancing in infiniband switches and networks
QLOGIC CORP14 citations84
US8005105B2Aug 23, 2011
Method and system for configuring fibre channel ports
QLOGIC CORP10 citations84
US7773629B1Aug 10, 2010
Method and system for network port addressing
QLOGIC CORP9 citations84
US7613816B1Nov 3, 2009
Method and system for routing network information
QLOGIC CORP10 citations84
US7558281B2Jul 7, 2009
Method and system for configuring fibre channel ports
QLOGIC CORP9 citations84
US7548560B1Jun 16, 2009
Method and system for checking frame-length in fibre channel frames
QLOGIC CORP9 citations84
US7525968B1Apr 28, 2009
Method and system for auto routing fibre channel class F frames in a fibre channel fabric
QLOGIC CORP14 citations82
US9049113B1Jun 2, 2015
Systems and methods for primitive sequence capture and retransmission in a network device
QLOGIC CORP4 citations73
US9172661B1Oct 27, 2015
Method and system for using lane alignment markers
QLOGIC CORP6 citations72
US8924764B1Dec 30, 2014
Systems and methods for rate matching in networks utilizing a strobe counter
QLOGIC CORP2 citations63
US7990975B1Aug 2, 2011
Method and system for using extended fabric features with fibre channel switch elements
QLOGIC CORP4 citations62
US7684401B2Mar 23, 2010
Method and system for using extended fabric features with fibre channel switch elements
QLOGIC CORP4 citations62
US7649903B2Jan 19, 2010
Method and system for managing traffic in fibre channel systems
QLOGIC CORP3 citations62
US7518995B1Apr 14, 2009
Method and system for managing frame flow in fibre channel systems
QLOGIC CORP2 citations62
US9046941B1Jun 2, 2015
System and method for sharing logic in a network device
QLOGIC CORP2 citations56
US7822057B2Oct 26, 2010
Method and system for keeping a fibre channel arbitrated loop open during frame gaps
QLOGIC CORP0 citations52
US7420982B2Sep 2, 2008
Method and system for keeping a fibre channel arbitrated loop open during frame gaps
QLOGIC CORP1 citations52
US7630384B2Dec 8, 2009
Method and system for distributing credit in fibre channel systems
QLOGIC CORP0 citations51
US7573909B2Aug 11, 2009
Method and system for programmable data dependant network routing
QLOGIC CORP0 citations41
DROPPS FRANK R
5 patentsUS8072988B2Dec 6, 2011
Method and system for buffer-to-buffer credit recovery in fibre channel systems using virtual and/or pseudo virtual lanes
DROPPS FRANK R9 citations83
US8774206B2Jul 8, 2014
High speed fibre channel switch element
DROPPS FRANK R2 citations62
US8761020B1Jun 24, 2014
Method and system for load balancing in InfiniBand switches and networks
DROPPS FRANK R3 citations62
US8644317B1Feb 4, 2014
Method and system for using extended fabric features with fibre channel switch elements
DROPPS FRANK R3 citations62
US8295299B2Oct 23, 2012
High speed fibre channel switch element
DROPPS FRANK R1 citations51