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MODULAR SWITCHED FABRIC FOR DATA STORAGE SYSTEMS

  • US 20150373115A1
  • Filed: 06/23/2015
  • Published: 12/24/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/23/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A data storage system, comprising:

  • a plurality of storage drives each comprising a Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) interface, and configured to store data and retrieve the data stored on associated storage media responsive to storage operations;

    one or more processing modules comprising one or more processors communicatively coupled to the plurality of storage drives over a PCIe fabric comprised of one or more PCIe switches;

    the processors configured to share a PCIe address space associated with the PCIe fabric for transfer of the storage operations to appropriate ones of the processors that manage ones of the plurality of storage drives.

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