System and method of a storage expansion unit for a network...

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2011-08-23

2011-08-23

Tsai, Henry (Department: 2184)

Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/

Input/output data processing

Input/output expansion

C714S043000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08005993

ABSTRACT:
A system and method of a storage expansion unit for a network attached storage device. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are storage expander systems comprising an enclosure, a communications port (the communication port configured to configured to operate under a communications protocol suitable for operatively accessing long term storage devices), and a port expander circuit within the enclosure and coupled to the communications port (the port expander circuit configured to have a plurality of secondary ports that operate under the communications protocol). The storage expansion system is configured to couple to a network attached storage device over the communications port, and wherein the storage expansion system is configured to facilitate external long-term storage for the network attached storage device.

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