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Apparatus for connecting non-volatile memory locally to a GPU through a local switch

  • US 10,678,733 B2
  • Filed: 04/10/2019
  • Issued: 06/09/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for transferring data in a computer system comprising:

  • receiving, at a redundant array of independent drives (RAID) assist unit, a data transfer command from a host processor via a switch;

    creating, by the RAID assist unit, a set of parallel memory transactions between a plurality of first memory architectures and a second memory architecture, wherein the RAID assist unit is connected to each of the plurality of first memory architecture units and the switch;

    segmenting and distributing, by the RAID assist unit, the set of parallel memory transactions amongst the plurality of first memory architecture units via the switch and absent interaction with the host processor; and

    notifying, by the RAID assist unit, the host processor upon completion of data transfer.

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