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Load balancing storage system

US6763438B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 18, 2001
Grant dateJul 13, 2004
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Expiry dateJul 22, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/0689
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A disk storage subsystem allocating an equivalent number of hard disk drives to each loop, alternately connecting the connecting bays of hard disk drives to optical fiber channels provided with two or more fiber channel loops for optimizing load balancing.

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