Data storage system employing delayed responses to influence rate of bulk storage operations
US12039203B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 13, 2023 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 13, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/067
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A data storage system continually monitors a loading level of processing requests from host computers relative to a predetermined threshold. In response to the loading level not exceeding the predetermined threshold, a first bulk operation request is responded to with a normal acknowledgment issued without a rate-managing delay. In response to the loading level exceeding the predetermined threshold, a third bulk operation request is responded to with a delayed acknowledgment issued with the rate-managing delay and thus delaying issuance by a requesting host of a subsequent fourth bulk operation request to a delayed time after the third bulk operation request. The use of the delayed acknowledgement throttles the rate of bulk operations and thus limits adverse performance impact to other, latency-sensitive operations such as regular read and write operations.
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