Providing SCSI acceleration as a service in the SAN

Details Providing SCSI acceleration as a service in the SAN Providing SCSI acceleration as a service in the SAN

2009-05-29

2011-11-01

Winder, Patrice (Department: 2452)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Computer-to-computer data routing

Alternate path routing

C709S225000

Reexamination Certificate

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08051203

ABSTRACT:
Techniques are disclosed for abstracting write acceleration techniques and tape acceleration techniques away from transport providers (e.g., away from an FC or FCIP interlink between two storage area networks) and allowing acceleration to be provided as a service by nodes within the storage area network (SAN). Doing so allows the acceleration service to be provided anywhere in the SAN. Further, doing so allows users to scale the acceleration service as needed, without having to create awkward topologies of multiple VSANS. Further still, as the acceleration service is offered independently from the transport, compression, encryption, and other services may be offered as part of the transport between the FC/FCIP connection along with the acceleration service.

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