Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory – Storage accessing and control – Specific memory composition
Reexamination Certificate
2006-08-29
2006-08-29
Bataille, Pierre (Department: 2186)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory
Storage accessing and control
Specific memory composition
C711S111000, C711S112000, C711S162000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07099996
ABSTRACT:
A disk array system includes storage devices, a storage device control unit, a connection unit being connected with the storage device control unit, channel control units, a shared memory, and a cache memory. Each channel control unit includes a first processor of converting file data, received through a local area network outside of the disk array system to which the channel control units belongs, into block data and requesting storage of the converted data in the plurality of storage devices and a second processor of transferring the block data to the storage devices through the connection unit and the storage device control unit in response to a request given from the first processor and is connected with the connection unit and the local area network.
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Kanie Homare
Nakayama Shin-ichi
Ogasawara Hiroshi
Saika Nobuyuki
Takata Yutaka
A. Marquez, Esq. Juan Carlos
Bataille Pierre
Fisher Esq. Stanley P.
Hitachi , Ltd.
Reed Smith LLP
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