Methods and systems for managing communication lanes between a universal flash storage (USF) device and a USF host

A method for reducing power consumption in a Universal Flash Storage (UFS) system including a UFS host and a UFS device, the method comprising:

• detecting, by a device, a path of payload data flow, wherein the device is at least one of the UFS host and the UFS device;
• switching, by the device, a transmission lane of the UFS host to a Hibernate state on determining that the path of the payload data flow is along a transmission lane of the UFS device;
• exiting, by the device, from the Hibernate state of the transmission lane of the UFS host after completion of transfer of a pre-determined number of data frames of the payload data;
• switching, by the device, the transmission lane of the UFS device to the Hibernate state on determining that the path of the payload data flow is along the transmission lane of the UFS host;
• and
• exiting, by the device, from the Hibernate state of the transmission lane of the UFS device after completion of transfer of a pre-determined number of data frames of the payload data.

A Universal Flash Storage (UFS) system comprising:

• a device, wherein the device is at least one of a UFS host and a UFS device, wherein the device is configured to:
• determine at least one path of payload data flow along at least one of a transmission lane of the UFS host and a transmission lane of the UFS device;
• initiate at least one Hibernate state entry action based on the determined at least one path of the payload data flow;
• initiate at least one Hibernate state exit action after completion of transfer of a pre-determined number of data frames of the payload data between the UFS host and the UFS device;
• switch the transmission lane of the UFS host to the Hibernate state on determining the at least one path of the payload data flow is along the transmission lane of the UFS device;
• and
• switch the transmission lane of the UFS device to the Hibernate state on determining the at least one path of the payload data flow is along the transmission lane of the UFS host.