A method and integrated circuit for providing enclosure management services compatible with a multitude of physical interfaces and protocols for exchanging enclosure management data between an HBA and an enclosure management backplane is provided. According to one method, two or more interfaces utilized...http://www.google.ca/patents/US7734839?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7734839 - Method and integrated circuit for providing enclosure management services utilizing multiple interfaces and protocols