Data storage
AssigneeNokia Technologies Oy
InventorsJos George, Dominique Chiaroni
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Abstract
According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus comprising a first part (110) which comprises a first light-based communication port (114) and a network interface (112), a second part (120) which comprises a non-volatile memory (122) and a second light-based communication port (124), and wherein the apparatus is configured to deactivate at least one of the first light-based communication port (114) and the second light-based communication port (124) responsive to determining that a read or write operation in the non-volatile memory (122) is complete.
Claims15
An apparatus comprising:
- a first part which comprises a first light-based communication port and a network interface;
- a second part which comprises a non-volatile memory and a second light-based communication port configured to communicate with the first light-based communication port using a light beam;
- at least one processor;
- at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to deactivate at least one of the first light-based communication port and the second light-based communication port responsive to determining that a read or write operation in the non-volatile memory is complete;
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- a mechanism to move the second part into a first position where the first light-based communication port and the second light-based communication port are not aligned with each other, making light-based communication between the first and second light-based communication ports impossible.
A method comprising:
- communicating, by a first part of an apparatus, with a second part of the apparatus using a first light-based communication port comprised in the first part and communicating, by the first part, with a client using a network interface comprised in the first part;
- communicating, by the second part of the apparatus, the second part comprising a non-volatile memory, with the first part using a second light-based communication port comprised in the second part, the second light-based communication port configured to communicate with the first light-based communication port using a light beam;
- deactivating at least one of the first light-based communication port and the second light-based communication port responsive to determining that a read or write operation in the non-volatile memory is complete;
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- moving, using a mechanism, the second part into a first position where the first light-based communication port and the second light-based communication port are not aligned with each other, making light-based communication between the first and second light-based communication ports impossible.
A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon a set of computer readable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause an apparatus to at least:
- communicating, by a first part of the apparatus, with a second part of the apparatus using a first light-based communication port comprised in the first part and communicating, by the first part, with a client using a network interface comprised in the first part;
- communicating, by the second part of the apparatus, the second part comprising a non-volatile memory, with the first part using a second light-based communication port comprised in the second part, the second light-based communication port configured to communicate with the first light-based communication port using a light beam;
- deactivating at least one of the first light-based communication port and the second light-based communication port responsive to determining that a read or write operation in the non-volatile memory is complete;
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- moving, using a mechanism, the second part into a first position where the first light-based communication port and the second light-based communication port are not aligned with each other, making light-based communication between the first and second light-based communication ports impossible.
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