Patents by Inventor Santosh Shanbhag

Santosh Shanbhag 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).

  • Isolation switch for fibre channel fabrics in storage area networks
    Patent number: 8135858
    Abstract: An isolation switch blade 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 isolation switch blade 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 isolation switch blade and “event storms” on the Fibre Channel fabric are avoided. The isolation switch blade presents the blade servers to the FC fabric as a virtualized N_port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Santosh Shanbhag, Richard L. Hammons, Balakumar N. Kaushik, Vincent W. Guan
  • Isolation Switch for Fibre Channel Fabrics in Storage Area Networks
    Publication number: 20120011297
    Abstract: An isolation switch blade 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 isolation switch blade 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 isolation switch blade and “event storms” on the Fibre Channel fabric are avoided. The isolation switch blade presents the blade servers to the FC fabric as a virtualized N_port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Santosh Shanbhag, Richard L. Hammons, Balakumar N. Kaushik, Vincent W. Guan
  • Isolation switch for fibre channel fabrics in storage area networks
    Patent number: 8055794
    Abstract: An isolation switch blade 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 isolation switch blade 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 isolation switch blade and “event storms” on the Fiber Channel fabric are avoided. The isolation switch blade presents the blade servers to the FC fabric as a virtualized N_port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Santosh Shanbhag, Richard L. Hammons, Balakumar N. Kaushik, Vincent W. Guan
  • Isolation Switch for Fibre Channel Fabrics in Storage Area Networks
    Publication number: 20110196986
    Abstract: An isolation switch blade 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 isolation switch blade 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 isolation switch blade and “event storms” on the Fibre Channel fabric are avoided. The isolation switch blade presents the blade servers to the FC fabric as a virtualized N_port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Santosh Shanbhag, Richard L. Hammons, Balakumar N. Kaushik, Vincent W. Guan
  • Isolation switch for fibre channel fabrics in storage area networks
    Patent number: 7877512
    Abstract: An isolation switch blade 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 isolation switch blade 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 isolation switch blade and “event storms” on the Fiber Channel fabric are avoided. The isolation switch blade presents the blade servers to the FC fabric as a virtualized N_port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Santosh Shanbhag, Richard L. Hammons, Balakumar N. Kaushik, Vincent W. Guan
  • Isolation Switch for Fibre Channel Fabrics in Storage Area Networks
    Publication number: 20100166422
    Abstract: An isolation switch blade 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 isolation switch blade 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 isolation switch blade and “event storms” on the Fibre Channel fabric are avoided. The isolation switch blade presents the blade servers to the FC fabric as a virtualized N_port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Santosh Shanbhag, Richard L. Hammons, Balakumar N. Kaushik, Vincent W. Guan
  • Isolation switch for fibre channel fabrics in storage area networks
    Patent number: 7707309
    Abstract: An isolation switch blade 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 isolation switch blade 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 isolation switch blade and “event storms” on the Fibre Channel fabric are avoided. The isolation switch blade presents the blade servers to the FC fabric as a virtualized N_port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Brocade Communication Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Santosh Shanbhag, Richard L. Hammons, Balakumar N. Kaushik, Vincent W. Guan
  • Isolation switch for fibre channel fabrics in storage area networks
    Publication number: 20050198523
    Abstract: An isolation switch blade 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 isolation switch blade 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 isolation switch blade and “event storms” on the Fibre Channel fabric are avoided. The isolation switch blade presents the blade servers to the FC fabric as a virtualized N_port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2004
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Inventors: Santosh Shanbhag, Richard Hammons, Balakumar Kaushik, Vincent Guan