Data communications apparatus
US7551853B2 · kind B2 · utility
0Cited by
5References
10Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 27, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jun 23, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 6, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/1097
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus achieves data communications between a data storage controller and data storage devices within a data storage system via an optical network. The apparatus includes a wavelength division multiplexing logic for simultaneously establishing, on the optical network, a number of arbitrated communications loops between the controller and the data storage system, for communicating data between the controller and the storage devices.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.