Connecting storage devices to a processor-based device

Details Connecting storage devices to a processor-based device Connecting storage devices to a processor-based device

2006-09-12

2006-09-12

Huynh, Kim (Department: 2182)

Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/

Input/output data processing

Peripheral adapting

C710S068000, C710S072000, C710S074000, C711S115000, C719S321000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07107369

ABSTRACT:
In processor-based systems, loss of ports may be avoided while connecting mass storage drives or devices at a host level. In one embodiment, a slave device (e.g., a cache or an accelerator) may be interposed between a host device and a master storage device (e.g., a disk drive) over a serialized link, providing accelerated communications between the host device and the master storage device through the slave device both coupled on select one of one or more ports available at the host device for device connections.

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