Storage system and method for improving utilization of a communication channel between a host and the storage system
US11720280B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 17, 2019 |
| Grant date | Aug 8, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 9, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0679
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A storage system and method for improving utilization of a communication channel between a host and the storage system are provided. In one embodiment, a method is provided that is performed in a storage system in communication with a host via a communication channel. The method comprises determining utilization of the communication channel; and selecting a command for execution from a queue based at least in part on the determined utilization of the communication channel. The command can be selected also based on at least one other factor and based on a weighted priority-based function. Other embodiments are provided.
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