Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory – Storage accessing and control – Specific memory composition
Reexamination Certificate
2006-01-31
2006-01-31
Elmore, Stephen (Department: 2186)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory
Storage accessing and control
Specific memory composition
C711S112000, C711S157000, C714S006130, C710S104000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06993625
ABSTRACT:
A disk storage subsystem allocating an equivalent number of hard disk drives to each loop, alternately connecting the connecting bays of hard disk drives to optical fiber channels provided with two or more fiber channel loops for optimizing load balancing.
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Ogawa Hideo
Takamoto Ken-ichi
Tateyama Kenichi
Yamanashi Akira
Elmore Stephen
Hitachi , Ltd.
Mattingly ,Stanger ,Malur & Brundidge, P.C.
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