Patents by Inventor Manjunath Gopal Gowda

Manjunath Gopal Gowda 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).

  • Port expander for fibre channel fabrics in storage area networks
    Patent number: 8228820
    Abstract: An port expander Fibre Channel switch presents F_ports to form a first Fibre Channel fabric and N_ports to a second Fibre Channel fabric to appear as node devices. The port expander may be used to connect a plurality of blade servers to a Fibre Channel fabric. Fabric events engendered by the insertion or removal of hot-pluggable devices are handled by the port expander and “event storms” on the Fibre Channel fabric are avoided. The port expander presents the blade servers to the FC fabric as a virtualized N_port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Brocade Communications System, Inc.
    Inventors: Manjunath A. Gopal Gowda, Richard L. Hammons
  • PORT EXPANDER FOR FIBRE CHANNEL FABRICS IN STORAGE AREA NETWORKS
    Publication number: 20090274162
    Abstract: An port expander Fibre Channel switch presents F_ports to form a first Fibre Channel fabric and N_ports to a second Fibre Channel fabric to appear as node devices. The port expander may be used to connect a plurality of blade servers to a Fibre Channel fabric. Fabric events engendered by the insertion or removal of hot-pluggable devices are handled by the port expander and “event storms” on the Fibre Channel fabric are avoided. The port expander presents the blade servers to the FC fabric as a virtualized N_port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2009
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: MANJUNATH A. GOPAL GOWDA, RICHARD L. HAMMONS
  • Port expander for fibre channel fabrics in storage area networks
    Patent number: 7577134
    Abstract: An port expander Fiber Channel switch presents F_ports to form a first Fiber Channel fabric and N_ports to a second Fiber Channel fabric to appear as node devices. The port expander may be used to connect a plurality of blade servers to a Fiber Channel fabric. Fabric events engendered by the insertion or removal of hot-pluggable devices are handled by the port expander and “event storms” on the Fiber Channel fabric are avoided. The port expander presents the blade servers to the FC fabric as a virtualized N_port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Manjunath A. Gopal Gowda, Richard L. Hammons
  • Port expander for fibre channel fabrics in storage area networks
    Publication number: 20070058619
    Abstract: An port expander Fibre Channel switch presents F_ports to form a first Fibre Channel fabric and N_ports to a second Fibre Channel fabric to appear as node devices. The port expander may be used to connect a plurality of blade servers to a Fibre Channel fabric. Fabric events engendered by the insertion or removal of hot-pluggable devices are handled by the port expander and “event storms” on the Fibre Channel fabric are avoided. The port expander presents the blade servers to the FC fabric as a virtualized N_port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2005
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Inventors: Manjunath Gopal Gowda, Richard Hammons