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Low level storage protocols, systems and methods

  • US 7,916,727 B2
  • Filed: 01/31/2006
  • Issued: 03/29/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/12/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of transferring data to a block of a target storage device using a packet that includes:

  • an address of a storage area of the target storage device;

    a logical block address (LBA) of the block; and

    the data, the method comprising;

    incorporating the address of the storage area of the target storage device into a protocol header of the packet; and

    incorporating the LBA of the block into the packet;

    wherein the protocol header is associated with a protocol that operates lower than a universal datagram protocol (UDP) and a transmission control protocol (TCP) in an open systems interconnect (OSI) model, and the address of the storage area distinctly identifies the storage area from at least one other storage area on the target storage device.

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