Network system with offload services for flash storage
US9608936B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 24, 2014 |
| Grant date | Mar 28, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 29, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/04
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system is provided comprising: a packet routing network; Flash storage circuitry; a management processor coupled as an endpoint to the network; an input/output (I/O) circuit coupled as an endpoint to the network; a packet processing circuit coupled as an endpoint to the network; and a RAID management circuit coupled as an endpoint to the network and configured to send and receive packets to and from the Flash storage circuitry; wherein the management processor is configured to determine routing of packets among the I/O circuit, packet processing circuit and RAID management circuit.
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