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Flash DIMM in a Standalone Cache Appliance System and Methodology

  • US 20100023674A1
  • Filed: 07/28/2008
  • Published: 01/28/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/28/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A standalone cache unit for caching data operations requested from one or more networked data storage devices by one or more remote clients, the standalone cache unit comprising:

  • a flash dual in-line memory module (DIMM) cache memory for caching data that is requested by a remote client;

    a packet processor coupled to the flash DIMM cache memory and to one or more I/O ports for transparently splicing connections between the data storage devices and remote clients, where the packet processor inspects network protocol traffic state parameters received on the I/O ports to determine if a request from a remote client can be serviced by the standalone cache unit; and

    a cache control module for controlling caching operations in the flash DIMM cache memory.

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