Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus for interconnecting hosts with storage devices
- Patent Title (中): 用于将主机与存储设备互连的装置
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Application No.: US11470112Application Date: 2006-09-05
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Publication No.: US08127059B1Publication Date: 2012-02-28
- Inventor: Larrie Simon Carr , Heng Liao , Nicholas Kuefler , Keith Shaw
- Applicant: Larrie Simon Carr , Heng Liao , Nicholas Kuefler , Keith Shaw
- Applicant Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Assignee: PMC-Sierra US, Inc.
- Current Assignee: PMC-Sierra US, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Agency: Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
- Agent Mukundan Chakrapani
- Main IPC: G06F13/12
- IPC: G06F13/12 ; G06F13/00

Abstract:
A system and method for providing redundant access paths to a storage device make use of a processor to analyze instructions received from hosts to allow for command queuing, host switching, and command replacement where necessary. The system allows for either Serially Attached SCSI or Serial ATA hard drives to be connected to the same topology and to require no host intervention on the coordination of drive access in a multi-host environment. A single ported SATA device can then appear multi-ported and can support a redundant architecture within a SAS topology.
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