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Mapping engine for a storage device

  • US 9,069,676 B2
  • Filed: 02/12/2013
  • Issued: 06/30/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/03/2009
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A apparatus disposable between a user device and a storage array, comprising:

  • a processor having;

    a proxy engine configured to receive a message from the user device and interpret the message in accordance with a message protocol to perform storage operations associated with a storage address in the storage array;

    a mapping engine configured to map the storage address to a state record within a state records table, the state record corresponding to a cache line stored in a cache resource;

    a search data structure for locating the state record corresponding to the stored cache line,wherein the cache resource is managed in accordance with a policy.

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