Patents by Inventor Daniel Ji
Daniel Ji has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20120106957Abstract: The entire FCoE fabric is a single virtual domain, even though there may be multiple FCFs and FDFs. The virtual domain is a different Domain_ID than any of the FCFs. In certain embodiments there are multiple FCFs, of which one is selected as the master or designated FCF. The master FCF performs normal fabric configuration in conjunction with the Fibre Channel fabric. The master FCF assigns the virtual domain FC node IDs and controls development of subdomain IDs. Virtual links are instantiated between the master FCF and other FCFs, between top level FDFs and the FCFs and between the FDFs at each of various levels. FDFs connected to ENodes proxy the master FCF for most FIP operations. FIP FLOGI and FDISC operations are handled by the master FDF, but the FDFs convert the FIP FLOGI requests to VD_FLOGI requests, which include information about the FDF handling the transaction.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2011Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicant: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.Inventors: Jesse Brewster Willeke, Daniel Ji Yong Park Chung, David Alan Peterson, Glenn Charles Wenig, Suresh Vobbilisetty, Phanidhar Koganti
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Publication number: 20120099443Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for mapping all possible paths between a source node and a destination node. During operation, the system receives a management frame, determines all possible next-hop nodes based on a destination address carried in the payload of the management frame. The system then selects one of the next-hop nodes, and modifies payload of the received management frame to include information associated with the next-hop nodes and the selected next-hop node. The system then forwards the modified data frame to the selected next-hop node.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2011Publication date: April 26, 2012Applicant: BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Dennis Makishima, Vidya Renganarayanan, Anil Kumar Chintalapati, Sathish K. Gnanasekaran, Daniel Ji Young Park Chung, Vidya Sagar Ravipati
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Patent number: 8125992Abstract: A Fiber Channel router used to join fabrics. EX_ports are used to connect to the fabrics. The EX_port joins the fabric but the router will not merge into the fabric. Ports in the Fiber Channel router can be in a fabric, but other ports can be connected to other fabrics. Fiber Channel routers can be interconnected using a backbone fabric. Global, interfabric and encapsulation headers are developed to allow routing by conventional Fiber Channel switch devices in the backbone fabric and simplify Fiber Channel router routing. Phantom domains and devices must be developed for each of the fabrics being interconnected. Front phantom domains are present at each port directly connected to a fabric. Each of these is then connected to at least one translate phantom domain. Zoning is accomplished by use of a special LSAN zoning naming convention. This allows each administrator to independently define devices are accessible.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2008Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.Inventors: Dennis Hideo Makishima, Daniel Ji Yong Park
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Patent number: 8059664Abstract: A Fiber Channel router used to join fabrics. EX_ports are used to connect to the fabrics. The EX_port joins the fabric but the router will not merge into the fabric. Ports in the Fiber Channel router can be in a fabric, but other ports can be connected to other fabrics. Fiber Channel routers can be interconnected using a backbone fabric. Global, interfabric and encapsulation headers are developed to allow routing by conventional Fiber Channel switch devices in the backbone fabric and simplify Fiber Channel router routing. Phantom domains and devices must be developed for each of the fabrics being interconnected. Front phantom domains are present at each port directly connected to a fabric. Each of these is then connected to at least one translate phantom domain. Zoning is accomplished by use of a special LSAN zoning naming convention. This allows each administrator to independently define devices are accessible.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2004Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.Inventors: Steven L. Wilson, Robert Norman Snively, Edward D. McClanahan, Dennis Hideo Makishima, Daniel Ji Yong Park Chung
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Publication number: 20110216778Abstract: A Fibre Channel router used to join fabrics. EX_ports are used to connect to the fabrics. The EX_port joins the fabric but the router will not merge into the fabric. Ports in the Fibre Channel router can be in a fabric, but other ports can be connected to other fabrics. Fibre Channel routers can be interconnected using a backbone fabric. Global, interfabric and encapsulation headers are developed to allow routing by conventional Fibre Channel switch devices in the backbone fabric and simplify Fibre Channel router routing. Phantom domains and devices must be developed for each of the fabrics being interconnected. Front phantom domains are present at each port directly connected to a fabric. Each of these is then connected to at least one translate phantom domain. Zoning is accomplished by use of a special LSAN zoning naming convention. This allows each administrator to independently define devices are accessible.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2011Publication date: September 8, 2011Applicant: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.Inventors: Daniel Ji Yong Park Chung, Dennis Hideo Makishima
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Publication number: 20110103258Abstract: Subsets of isolated communications networks are selectively merged without merging the entire isolated communications networks, and devices are imported across isolated communications networks without merging the isolated communications networks. The presently disclosed technology provides for improved scalability, performance, and security in logical networks spanning two or more physical communications networks.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2009Publication date: May 5, 2011Applicant: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.Inventors: Daniel Ji Yong Park Chung, Hung Quoc Nguyen
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Patent number: 7936769Abstract: A Fibre Channel router used to join fabrics. EX_ports are used to connect to the fabrics. The EX_port joins the fabric but the router will not merge into the fabric. Ports in the Fibre Channel router can be in a fabric, but other ports can be connected to other fabrics. Fibre Channel routers can be interconnected using a backbone fabric. Global, interfabric and encapsulation headers are developed to allow routing by conventional Fibre Channel switch devices in the backbone fabric and simplify Fibre Channel router routing. Phantom domains and devices must be developed for each of the fabrics being interconnected. Front phantom domains are present at each port directly connected to a fabric. Each of these is then connected to at least one translate phantom domain. Zoning is accomplished by use of a special LSAN zoning naming convention. This allows each administrator to independently define devices are accessible.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2004Date of Patent: May 3, 2011Assignee: Brocade Communications System, Inc.Inventors: Daniel Ji Yong Park Chung, Dennis Hideo Makishima
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Publication number: 20110085558Abstract: A Layer 2 network switch is partitionable into a plurality of switch fabrics. The single-chassis switch is partitionable into a plurality of logical switches, each associated with one of the virtual fabrics. The logical switches behave as complete and self-contained switches. A logical switch fabric can span multiple single-chassis switch chassis. Logical switches are connected by inter-switch links that can be either dedicated single-chassis links or logical links. An extended inter-switch link can be used to transport traffic for one or more logical inter-switch links. Physical ports of the chassis are assigned to logical switches and are managed by the logical switch. Legacy switches that are not partitionable into logical switches can serve as transit switches between two logical switches.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2009Publication date: April 14, 2011Applicant: BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Sathish Kumar Gnanasekaran, Chao Zhang, Daniel Ji Yong Park Chung, Subramanian Lakshmanan, Badrinath Kollu
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Publication number: 20110085557Abstract: A Layer 2 network switch is partitionable into a plurality of switch fabrics. The single-chassis switch is partitionable into a plurality of logical switches, each associated with one of the virtual fabrics. The logical switches behave as complete and self-contained switches. A logical switch fabric can span multiple single-chassis switch chassis. Logical switches are connected by inter-switch links that can be either dedicated single-chassis links or logical links. An extended inter-switch link can be used to transport traffic for one or more logical inter-switch links. Physical ports of the chassis are assigned to logical switches and are managed by the logical switch. Legacy switches that are not partitionable into logical switches can serve as transit switches between two logical switches.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2009Publication date: April 14, 2011Applicant: BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Sathish Kumar Gnanasekaran, Badrinath Kollu, Richard L. Hammons, Ramkumar Vadivelu, Dan Norbert Retter, Jianqiang Zhou, Ponpandiaraj Rajarathinam, Daniel Ji Yong Park Chung
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Publication number: 20110085559Abstract: A Layer 2 network switch is partitionable into a plurality of switch fabrics. The single-chassis switch is partitionable into a plurality of logical switches, each associated with one of the virtual fabrics. The logical switches behave as complete and self-contained switches. A logical switch fabric can span multiple single-chassis switch chassis. Logical switches are connected by inter-switch links that can be either dedicated single-chassis links or logical links. An extended inter-switch link can be used to transport traffic for one or more logical inter-switch links. Physical ports of the chassis are assigned to logical switches and are managed by the logical switch. Legacy switches that are not partitionable into logical switches can serve as transit switches between two logical switches.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2009Publication date: April 14, 2011Applicant: BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Daniel Ji Yong Park Chung, Badrinath Kollu, Sathish Kumar Gnanasekaran
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Publication number: 20100220734Abstract: A Fibre Channel router used to join fabrics. EX_ports are used to connect to the fabrics. The EX_port joins the fabric but the router will not merge into the fabric. Ports in the Fibre Channel router can be in a fabric, but other ports can be connected to other fabrics. Fibre Channel routers can be interconnected using a backbone fabric. Global, interfabric and encapsulation headers are developed to allow routing by conventional Fibre Channel switch devices in the backbone fabric and simplify Fibre Channel router routing. Phantom domains and devices must be developed for each of the fabrics being interconnected. Front phantom domains are present at each port directly connected to a fabric. Each of these is then connected to at least one translate phantom domain. Zoning is accomplished by use of a special LSAN zoning naming convention. This allows each administrator to independently define devices are accessible.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2010Publication date: September 2, 2010Applicant: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.Inventors: Dennis Hideo Makishima, Daniel Ji Yon Park Chung
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Patent number: 7742484Abstract: A Fibre Channel router used to join fabrics. EX_ports are used to connect to the fabrics. The EX_port joins the fabric but the router will not merge into the fabric. Ports in the Fibre Channel router can be in a fabric, but other ports can be connected to other fabrics. Fibre Channel routers can be interconnected using a backbone fabric. Global, interfabric and encapsulation headers are developed to allow routing by conventional Fibre Channel switch devices in the backbone fabric and simplify Fibre Channel router routing. Phantom domains and devices must be developed for each of the fabrics being interconnected. Front phantom domains are present at each port directly connected to a fabric. Each of these is then connected to at least one translate phantom domain. Zoning is accomplished by use of a special LSAN zoning naming convention. This allows each administrator to independently define devices are accessible.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2004Date of Patent: June 22, 2010Assignee: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.Inventors: Dennis Hideo Makishima, Daniel Ji Yon Park Chung
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Publication number: 20090073992Abstract: A Fibre Channel router used to join fabrics. EX_ports are used to connect to the fabrics. The EX_port joins the fabric but the router will not merge into the fabric. Ports in the Fibre Channel router can be in a fabric, but other ports can be connected to other fabrics. Fibre Channel routers can be interconnected using a backbone fabric. Global, interfabric and encapsulation headers are developed to allow routing by conventional Fibre Channel switch devices in the backbone fabric and simplify Fibre Channel router routing. Phantom domains and devices must be developed for each of the fabrics being interconnected. Front phantom domains are present at each port directly connected to a fabric. Each of these is then connected to at least one translate phantom domain. Zoning is accomplished by use of a special LSAN zoning naming convention. This allows each administrator to independently define devices are accessible.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2008Publication date: March 19, 2009Applicant: BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: DENNIS HIDEO MAKISHIMA, Daniel Ji Yong Park Chung
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Patent number: 7466712Abstract: A Fiber Channel router used to join fabrics. EX_ports are used to connect to the fabrics. The EX_port joins the fabric but the router will not merge into the fabric. Ports in the Fiber Channel router can be in a fabric, but other ports can be connected to other fabrics. Fiber Channel routers can be interconnected using a backbone fabric. Global, interfabric and encapsulation headers are developed to allow routing by conventional Fiber Channel switch devices in the backbone fabric and simplify Fiber Channel router routing. Phantom domains and devices must be developed for each of the fabrics being interconnected. Front phantom domains are present at each port directly connected to a fabric. Each of these is then connected to at least one translate phantom domain. Zoning is accomplished by use of a special LSAN zoning naming convention. This allows each administrator to independently define devices are accessible.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2004Date of Patent: December 16, 2008Assignee: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.Inventors: Dennis Hideo Makishima, Daniel Ji Yong Park Chung
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Patent number: 7120728Abstract: Placing virtualization agents in the switches which comprise the SAN fabric. Higher level virtualization management functions are provided in an external management server. Conventional HBAs can be utilized in the hosts and storage units. In a first embodiment, a series of HBAs are provided in the switch unit. The HBAs connect to bridge chips and memory controllers to place the frame information in dedicated memory. Routine translation of known destinations is done by the HBA, based on a virtualization table provided by a virtualization CPU. If a frame is not in the table, it is provided to the dedicated RAM. Analysis and manipulation of the frame headers is then done by the CPU, with a new entry being made in the HBA table and the modified frames then redirected by the HBA into the fabric. This can be done in either a standalone switch environment or in combination with other switching components located in a director level switch.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2002Date of Patent: October 10, 2006Assignee: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.Inventors: Shahe H. Krakirian, Richard A. Walter, Subbaro Arumilli, Cirillo Lino Costantino, L. Vincent M. Isip, Subhojit Roy, Naveen S. Maveli, Daniel Ji Yong Park Chung, Stephen D. Elstad, Dennis H. Makishima, Daniel Y. Chung
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Publication number: 20060023708Abstract: A Fibre Channel router used to join fabrics. EX_ports are used to connect to the fabrics. The EX_port joins the fabric but the router will not merge into the fabric. Ports in the Fibre Channel router can be in a fabric, but other ports can be connected to other fabrics. Fibre Channel routers can be interconnected using a backbone fabric. Global, interfabric and encapsulation headers are developed to allow routing by conventional Fibre Channel switch devices in the backbone fabric and simplify Fibre Channel router routing. Phantom domains and devices must be developed for each of the fabrics being interconnected. Front phantom domains are present at each port directly connected to a fabric. Each of these is then connected to at least one translate phantom domain. Zoning is accomplished by use of a special LSAN zoning naming convention. This allows each administrator to independently define devices are accessible.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2004Publication date: February 2, 2006Inventors: Robert Snively, Steven Wilson, Edward McClanahan, Dennis Makishima, Daniel Ji Yong Chung
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Publication number: 20040028043Abstract: Placing virtualization agents in the switches which comprise the SAN fabric. Higher level virtualization management functions are provided in an external management server. Conventional HBAs can be utilized in the hosts and storage units. In a first embodiment, a series of HBAs are provided in the switch unit. The HBAs connect to bridge chips and memory controllers to place the frame information in dedicated memory. Routine translation of known destinations is done by the HBA, based on a virtualization table provided by a virtualization CPU. If a frame is not in the table, it is provided to the dedicated RAM. Analysis and manipulation of the frame headers is then done by the CPU, with a new entry being made in the HBA table and the modified frames then redirected by the HBA into the fabric. This can be done in either a standalone switch environment or in combination with other switching components located in a director level switch.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2002Publication date: February 12, 2004Applicant: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.Inventors: Naveen S. Maveli, Richard A. Walter, Cirillo L. Costantino, Subhojit Roy, Carlos Alonso, Michael Yiu-Wing Pong, Shahe H. Krakirian, Subbarao Arumilli, Vincent Isip, Daniel Ji Yong Park Chung, Stephen D. Elstad, Dennis H. Makishima
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Publication number: 20040030857Abstract: Placing virtualization agents in the switches which comprise the SAN fabric. Higher level virtualization management functions are provided in an external management server. Conventional HBAs can be utilized in the hosts and storage units. In a first embodiment, a series of HBAs are provided in the switch unit. The HBAs connect to bridge chips and memory controllers to place the frame information in dedicated memory. Routine translation of known destinations is done by the HBA, based on a virtualization table provided by a virtualization CPU. If a frame is not in the table, it is provided to the dedicated RAM. Analysis and manipulation of the frame headers is then done by the CPU, with a new entry being made in the HBA table and the modified frames then redirected by the HBA into the fabric. This can be done in either a standalone switch environment or in combination with other switching components located in a director level switch.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2002Publication date: February 12, 2004Applicant: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.Inventors: Shahe H. Krakirian, Richard A. Walter, Subbaro Arumilli, Cirillo Lino Costantino, L. Vincent M. Isip, Subhojit Roy, Naveen S. Maveli, Daniel Ji Yong Park Chung, Stephen D. Elstad, Dennis H. Makishima, Daniel Y. Chung
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Patent number: D445793Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2000Date of Patent: July 31, 2001Assignee: Behavior Tech Computer CorporationInventor: Daniel Ji
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Patent number: D446520Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2000Date of Patent: August 14, 2001Assignee: Behavior Tech Computer CorporationInventor: Daniel Ji