Storage device and method for reallocating storage device resources based on an estimated fill level of a host buffer
US9703527B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 7, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jul 11, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 17, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0679
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A storage device and method for reallocating storage device resources based on an estimated fill level of a host buffer are disclosed. In one embodiment, a storage device receives, from a host device, a rate at which the host device stores data in its buffer and tracks an amount of data that was received from the host device. The storage device estimates a fill level of the buffer at an elapsed time using the rate, the elapsed time, and the amount of data received from the host device over that elapsed time. If the estimated fill level of the buffer is above a threshold, the storage device increases a rate of receiving data from the host device.
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