Methods and systems for a storage system with a program-controlled switch for routing data
US7415565B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 31, 2002 |
| Grant date | Aug 19, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 28, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/067
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A storage system that may include one or more memory devices, a memory interface device corresponding to one or more of the memory devices, which are organized in sections, a section controller, and a switch. The switch is capable of reading a data request including a data block identifier and routing the data request and any associated data through the switch on the basis of this data block identifier, such that a data request may be routed to a memory section. The section controller, in response, determines the addresses in the memory devices storing the requested data, and it transfers these addresses to those memory devices storing the requested data.
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