Data storage using compression

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2005-09-29

2009-10-20

Kindred, Alford W (Department: 2181)

Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/

Input/output data processing

Peripheral adapting

C710S033000, C710S052000, C710S074000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07606954

ABSTRACT:
A write request is received from a host, to write data from memory to storage. The request indicates whether or not to compress the data. The data is either compressed or not compressed, as indicated by the request, prior to sending the data to the storage. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed.

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J.-M. Cheng, et al., “A Fast, Highly Reliable Data Compression Chip and Algorithm for Storage System”, IBM J. Res. Develop. vol. 40, No. 6—Nov. 1996 [0018-8646/96] (pp. 603-613).

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