File array communications interface for communicating between a host computer and an adapter
US6009478A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 4, 1997 |
| Grant date | Dec 28, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 4, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99931
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A file array communications transport system transports unique packets between a host computer and an adapter of a data processing platform in accordance with a file array protocol. The protocol is manifested as an exchange of these unique packets and the file array transport comprises an arrangement of logic circuits and data structures needed to exchange these packets over a tightly-coupled, low latency interface of a file array storage architecture.
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