ADAPTIVE MULTI-CHANNEL CONTROLLER AND METHOD FOR STORAGE DEVICE
First Claim
1. An adaptive multi-channel control method for a storage device, for performing a data transmission between a host and the storage device, the storage device being configured as a data accessing path having a plurality of channels, and the adaptive multi-channel control method comprising:
- determining a channel use amount of the storage device according to a data access amount of the host;
selecting a plurality of activated channels corresponding to the channel use amount from the channels; and
performing the data transmission between the host and the storage device through the selected channels.
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Abstract
An adaptive multi-channel controller and its method for a storage device are provided for data transmission between a host and the storage device. The storage device is configured to have multiple channels. A channel use amount is determined based on a data access amount of the host. Then, activated channels are selected among the channels according to the channel use amount. The data transmission is then carried out through the selected channels.
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19 Claims
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1. An adaptive multi-channel control method for a storage device, for performing a data transmission between a host and the storage device, the storage device being configured as a data accessing path having a plurality of channels, and the adaptive multi-channel control method comprising:
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determining a channel use amount of the storage device according to a data access amount of the host; selecting a plurality of activated channels corresponding to the channel use amount from the channels; and performing the data transmission between the host and the storage device through the selected channels. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An adaptive multi-channel storage device, for performing a data transmission between a host and the adaptive multi-channel storage device, and the adaptive multi-channel storage device at least comprising:
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an adaptive multi-channel controller; and a memory module, coupled to the adaptive multi-channel controller through a plurality of channels, wherein the adaptive multi-channel storage device determines a channel use amount of the adaptive multi-channel storage device according to a data access amount of the host; and a plurality of activated channels corresponding to the channel use amount is selected from the channels, so as to perform the data transmission between the host and the adaptive multi-channel storage device through the selected activated channels. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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