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Apparatus, system, and method for isolating a storage application from a network interface driver

  • US 20060041894A1
  • Filed: 08/03/2004
  • Published: 02/23/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/03/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for isolating a storage application from a network interface driver, the apparatus comprising:

  • a definition module configured to define a set of storage application functions;

    an application interface configured to utilize the storage application functions to exchange messages with the storage application;

    a translation module configured to translate each of the storage application functions to one or more network interface driver functions; and

    a data buffer module configured to transfer data blocks between the storage application and the network interface driver through a data buffer.

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