US 11,997,008 B1
Non-disruptive route change in fibre channel network
Sathish K Gnanasekaran, Bangalore (IN); Badrinath Kollu, San Jose, CA (US); Kung-Ling Ko, San Jose, CA (US); Chao Zhang, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Li Zhao, San Jose, CA (US); and Pushpanathan Chidambaram, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited, Singapore (SG)
Filed by Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited, Singapore (SG)
Filed on Jan. 31, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/103,941.
Int. Cl. H04L 45/00 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 45/22 (2013.01) [H04L 45/54 (2013.01); H04L 45/566 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for changing a data transmission route within a network, the method comprising:
receiving a first data transmission frame associated with a first exchange at a switch;
transmitting the first data transmission frame through a first route based on a route lookup table;
determining, by a circuit, a second route during transmission of the first exchange;
storing the second route in the route lookup table;
determining if the first exchange includes any other data transmission frames; and
transmitting a first data transmission frame associated with a second exchange through the second route in response to determining that the first exchange does not include any other data transmission frames.