A networking device includes a port, and a management module that identifies fabric subsets that include networked devices that can exchange information with each other, detects that a networked device was uncoupled from the networking device, and modifies the fabric subsets. A Fibre Channel switch includes...http://www.google.de/patents/US8031703?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8031703 - System and method for dynamic maintenance of fabric subsets in a network
