Patents Assigned to Silverstorm Technologies, Inc
  • Patent number: 7171495
    Abstract: A shared I/O subsystem that couples a plurality of computer systems to at least one shared I/O interface. The shared I/O subsystem includes a plurality of virtual I/O interfaces that are communicatively coupled to the computer systems. Each of the computer systems includes a virtual adapter that communicates with one of the virtual I/O interfaces. The shared I/O subsystem further includes a forwarding function having a forwarding table. The forwarding table includes a plurality of entries corresponding to each of the virtual I/O interfaces. The forwarding function receives a first I/O packet from one of the virtual I/O interfaces and uses the forwarding table to direct the first I/O packet to at least one of a physical adapter associated with the at least one shared I/O interface and one or more of other ones of the virtual I/O interfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Silverstorm Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd Matters, Todd Rimmer, Duane McCrory
  • Patent number: 7143196
    Abstract: A shared I/O subsystem for a plurality of computer systems. The shared I/O subsystem includes a plurality of ports that communicatively couple the computer systems to the shared I/O subsystem where each of the ports includes at least one corresponding bit in an adjustable span port register. Data packets arriving on the plurality of ports may be selectively provided to a span port based on a current state of the adjustable span port register.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: Silverstorm Technologies, Inc
    Inventors: Todd Rimmer, Duane McCrory, William P. Jordan, Joseph David Coyne