An Fibre Channel Switch which enables end devices in different Fabrics to
communicate with one another while retaining their unique Fibre Channel
Domain_IDs. The Switch is coupled to a first fabric having a first set of
end devices and a second fabric having a second set of end devices. The
Switch is configured to enable communication by the first set of end
devices associated with the first fabric with the second set of end
devices associated with the second set of end devices using the unique
Domain_IDs of each of the first set and the second set of end devices. In
one embodiment of the invention, the first and second fabrics are first
and second Virtual Storage Array Networks (VSANs) respectively. In an
alternative embodiment, the first fabric and the second fabric are
separate physical fabrics.