A high-performance network/bus multiplexer that exchanges data transfer commands and data between different communications mediums, such as the Fibre Channel and one or more SCSI buses. High-performance is achieved by avoiding transmitting read bus operations through bus bridges, and by limiting contention...http://www.google.de/patents/US6065087?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6065087 - Architecture for a high-performance network/bus multiplexer interconnecting a network and a bus that transport data using multiple protocols
