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Data storage using multiple protocols

US7904744B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 14, 2008
Grant dateMar 8, 2011
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Expiry dateFeb 3, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F11/0727
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A controller transmits a second protocol command to a target from among one or more switch devices. The second protocol command is a command which conforms to a second protocol type in which a connection established for transmitting a command to the target is broken during processing of the command by the target, and is defined as a command corresponding to a first protocol command, which is a command conforming to a first protocol type in which the connection remains established during processing of the command by the target.

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