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US 10,764,180 B1Granted
System and method for storing data using software defined networks
AssigneeToshiba Memory Corporation
InventorYaron Klein
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Abstract
A system for storing data includes a controller, an Ethernet switch and a storage device. The controller is configured to receive data routing instructions, and manage forwarding rules of a switch forwarding table to implement the data routing instructions. The Ethernet switch is configured to receive data, access the switch forwarding table, and route the data to the storage device using the switch forwarding table.
Claims14
A system for storing data, comprising:
- a controller that is configured to:
- receive data routing instructions from an external entity, wherein the data routing instructions configure how data is stored in the system without reference to physical addresses of storage devices in the system;
- and
- manage forwarding rules of a switch forwarding table in terms of physical addresses to implement the data routing instructions;
- an Ethernet switch that is configured to:
- receive data;
- access the switch forwarding table;
- and
- route the data using the physical addresses in the switch forwarding table;
- and
- one or more Ethernet drives, wherein the Ethernet switch is configured to route the data using the switch forwarding table for storing the data in at least one of the Ethernet drives.
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A method for storing data in a system comprising Ethernet drives, comprising:
- receiving from an external entity, at a controller, data routing instructions that configure how data is stored in the system without reference to physical addresses of storage devices in the system;
- managing, by the controller, forwarding rules of a switch forwarding table in terms of physical addresses to implement the data routing instructions;
- receiving data at an Ethernet switch;
- accessing, by the Ethernet switch, the switch forwarding table;
- routing, by the Ethernet switch, the data using the physical addresses in the switch forwarding table to one or more Ethernet drives;
- and
- storing the data in the one or more Ethernet drives.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.