Invention Grant
US09304704B2 Communication with two or more storage devices via one SAS communication port
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通过一个SAS通信端口与两个或多个存储设备进行通信
- Patent Title: Communication with two or more storage devices via one SAS communication port
- Patent Title (中): 通过一个SAS通信端口与两个或多个存储设备进行通信
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Application No.: US14163129Application Date: 2014-01-24
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Publication No.: US09304704B2Publication Date: 2016-04-05
- Inventor: Robert Hansen , Radek Aster , Tim K. Emami
- Applicant: NetApp Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Assignee: NetApp, Inc.
- Current Assignee: NetApp, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Agency: LeClairRyan, a Professional Corporation
- Main IPC: G06F3/06
- IPC: G06F3/06

Abstract:
One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for enabling communication between a SAS communication port of a SAS communication component and multiple storage devices. In a first example, a first SAS to SATA bridge chip and a second SAS to SATA bridge chip may be configured to route data from a SAS communication component to multiple storage devices. In a second example, a SAS to SATA bridge chip and a port multiplier may be configured to route data from a SAS communication component to multiple storage devices. In a third example, a four port SAS to SATA bridge comprising two SAS ports and two SATA ports may be configured to route data from a SAS communication component to multiple storage devices. Supporting two or more storage devices with a single SAS communication port allows storage enclosures to increase storage capacity, while decreasing cost per slot.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140143460A1 COMMUNICATION WITH TWO OR MORE STORAGE DEVICES VIA ONE SAS COMMUNICATION PORT Public/Granted day:2014-05-22
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