Method and apparatus for efficient command queuing within a serial ATA environment
US6917992B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 30, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jul 12, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0689
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method is described that involves sending a second command over a Serial ATA interface to a device before the device is able to execute a first command that was previously sent to the Serial ATA interface. In a further embodiment of the first command is tagged with a first reference number. In an even further embodiment of the method the second command is tagged with a second reference number.
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