# Class CIM_AssociatedProtocolController
extends CIM_ProtocolControllerForDevice

This association is used to define a hierarchy relationship between ProtocolControllers. This subclass is provided so that an enumeration of related ProtocolControllers can be performed without retrieving any connected StorageVolumes, MediaAccessDevices or LogicalPorts.

### Table of Contents
Hierarchy
Direct Known Subclasses
Class Qualifiers
Class Properties
Class Methods

## Class Hierarchy

CIM_Dependency
|
+--CIM_AbstractProtocolControllerForDevice
|
+--CIM_ProtocolControllerForDevice
|
+--CIM_AssociatedProtocolController

## Direct Known Subclasses

## Class Qualifiers

Name | Data Type | Value
--- | --- | ---
Association | boolean | true
Description | string | This association is used to define a hierarchy relationship between ProtocolControllers. This subclass is provided so that an enumeration of related ProtocolControllers can be performed without retrieving any connected StorageVolumes, MediaAccessDevices or LogicalPorts.
UMLPackagePath | string | CIM::Device::ProtocolController
Version | string | 2.8.0

## Class Properties

### Association References

Name | Class Origin | Reference Class | Qualifiers
--- | --- | --- | ---
Name | Data Type | Value
Antecedent | CIM_AssociatedProtocolController | CIM_ProtocolController
Description | string | The 'upstream', Antecedent ProtocolController.
Key | boolean | true
Override | string | Antecedent
Dependent | CIM_AssociatedProtocolController | CIM_ProtocolController
Description | string | The 'downstream' Dependent ProtocolController.
Key | boolean | true
Override | string | Dependent

### Inherited Properties

Name | Data Type | Class Origin
--- | --- | ---
AccessPriority | uint16 | CIM_AbstractProtocolControllerForDevice
AccessState | uint16 | CIM_AbstractProtocolControllerForDevice
DeviceNumber | string | CIM_AbstractProtocolControllerForDevice

## Class Methods