Systems and methods of directly placing data in an iSCSI storage device
US7512663B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 18, 2004 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 4, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F15/16
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Mechanisms and processes for directly storing data into the memory of a storage device using the iSCSI protocol are described. One mechanism includes a transmitting device that encodes data to be stored in an iSCSI protocol data unit. Also encoded is buffer locational data that indicates, directly or indirectly, one or more memory addresses of where the data is to be stored within the buffer memory of a receiving device. The buffer locational data is encoded using standard fields within the iSCSI protocol data unit, such as the Target Transfer Tag. A receiving device decodes the buffer locational data and stores the received data at the memory locations specified by the buffer locational data.
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