File system adapter for hardware implementation or acceleration of file system functions
US8028115B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 4, 2009 |
| Grant date | Sep 27, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 6, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/329
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A file system adapter card that may be plugged into a host computer system for providing hardware-based file system accesses outside the purview of a host operating system running on the host computer system. The file system adapter card includes a hardware-implemented or hardware-accelerated file service subsystem and a computer bus that permits a host computer system to communicate directly with the file service subsystem for providing file service requests and receiving file service responses. The file service subsystem includes dedicated hardware that operates outside the immediate control of a host operating system, including specialized circuitry for performing at least one major subsystem function.
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