Data storage system
US6658478B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 4, 2000 |
| Grant date | Dec 2, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 17, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0673
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A data storage system includes a plurality of nodes for providing access to a data storage facility. Each node has a computer-memory complex to provide general purpose computing for the node, a node controller to control data transfers through the respective node, and a cluster memory to buffer data for the data transfers. A plurality of communication paths interconnect the nodes, with a separate communication path provided for each two nodes of the data storage system.
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