Systems and methods for network and I/O device drivers
US6470397B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 30, 1999 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/18
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention is directed to systems and methods for transferring storage data and network data using the same interface circuit. Storage data is transferred from an upper layer storage driver to a lower layer storage driver. Network data is transferred from a network driver to the lower layer storage drive. The storage data and the network data are transferred to a communications link interface circuit, wherein the storage data is transferred using a storage protocol and the network data is transferred using a network protocol.
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