Storage system and method for operating storage system based on buffer utilization
US11755241B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 13, 2021 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 13, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0688
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A storage device includes a buffer memory configured to temporarily store data; a plurality of nonvolatile memory devices; a storage controller circuit configured to generate buffer memory status information by monitoring a status of the buffer memory and operating in a congestion control mode of setting a buffer memory data transmission authority of a nonvolatile memory based on the generated buffer memory status information; and a first interface circuit configured to communicate with the storage controller circuit and the plurality of nonvolatile memory devices, wherein the first interface circuit is connected to a network based on an Ethernet interface.
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