Enhanced network direct attached storage controller
US7860943B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 23, 2006 |
| Grant date | Dec 28, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 13, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/2849
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method for providing a storage medium accessible across a network to a host. The storage medium's operation is generally controlled by a network disk controller. The network disk controller may receive a packet from a remote host, decapsulate the packet, and act on the packet to either transmit data from a storage medium or write data to a storage medium. Generally, the network disk controller does not execute any file system. Rather, the file system for communication between the host and controller is executed by the host. The performance of the network disk controller generally matches that of a local (i.e., non-network) disk controller in terms of data access and writing.
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