System and method for supporting multi-path and/or multi-mode NMVe over fabrics devices
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsSompong Paul Olarig, Fred Worley, Son Pham
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Abstract
A system includes a fabric switch including a motherboard, a baseboard management controller (BMC), a network switch configured to transport network signals, and a PCIe switch configured to transport PCIe signals; a midplane; and a plurality of device ports. Each of the plurality of device ports is configured to connect a storage device to the motherboard of the fabric switch over the midplane and carry the network signals and the PCIe signals over the midplane. The storage device is configurable in multiple modes based a protocol established over a fabric connection between the system and the storage device.
Claims19
A device comprising:
- a multi-protocol connector configured to connect to an apparatus, wherein the multi-protocol connector comprises a pin to transport a first type of physical signal;
- wherein the device is removably connected to the apparatus;
- wherein the device transports a second type of physical signal to the apparatus using a first signal path;
- wherein the device transports a third type of physical signal to the apparatus using a second signal path;
- wherein the third type of physical signal comprises an Ethernet signal;
- wherein the pin of the multi-protocol connector is connected to an Ethernet interface to transport the Ethernet signal;
- and
- wherein the device is configured to use a first protocol with the second type of physical signal and a second protocol with the Ethernet signal.
A system comprising:
- a first board;
- and
- a second board;
- wherein the second board is configured to connect a storage device to the first board using a multi-protocol connector having a pin to transport a first type of physical signal;
- wherein the second board is configured to transmit a second type of physical signal between the storage device and the first board using a first protocol and transmit a third type of physical signal between the storage device and the first board using a second protocol;
- wherein the third type of signal comprises an Ethernet signal;
- and
- wherein the pin of the multi-protocol connector is connected to an Ethernet interface to transport the Ethernet signal.
A device comprising:
- a multi-protocol connector configured to removably connect the device to an apparatus, wherein the multi-protocol connector comprises a pin to transport a first type of physical signal;
- wherein the device transports, using a first protocol, a second type of physical signal to the apparatus using a first signal path;
- wherein the device transports, using a second protocol, a third type of physical signal to the apparatus using a second signal path;
- wherein the third type of physical signal comprises an Ethernet signal;
- and
- wherein the pin of the multi-protocol connector is connected to an Ethernet interface to transport the Ethernet signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.