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US 2015/0032917 A1Published application
Multiplexer for signals according to different protocols
OwnerVincent Nguyeninventor
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Abstract
A multi-protocol multiplexer provides signals according to different protocols for accessing a storage subsystem to a connector, where the signals according to a first protocol are to be routed over a first subset of channels of an interconnect to the storage subsystem, and the signals according to a second protocol are routed over a second subset of channels of the interconnect.
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A multi-protocol multiplexer, comprising:
- a first interface to receive first signals according to a first protocol for accessing a storage subsystem;
- a second interface to receive second signals according to a second, different protocol for accessing the storage subsystem;
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- a switch logic to receive the first and second signals and to selectively:
- output the first signals to a connector for routing over a first subset of channels in an interconnect that is connected to the storage subsystem, and
- output the second signals to the connector for routing over a second subset of the channels in the interconnect.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a first storage controller to provide first signals according to a first protocol for accessing a storage subsystem;
- a second storage controller to provide second signals according to a second, different protocol for accessing the storage subsystem;
- a connector to connect to an interconnect to the storage subsystem;
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- a multi-protocol multiplexer to receive the first and second signals from the first and second storage controllers and to output the first signals and second signals to the connector, wherein the first signals are to be provided over a first subset of channels of the interconnect, and the second signals are to be provided over a second subset of channels of the interconnect.
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A method comprising:
- receiving first signals according to a first protocol for accessing a storage subsystem having storage devices;
- receiving second signals according to a second, different protocol for accessing the storage subsystem;
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- providing, by a multi-protocol multiplexer, the first and second signals to a connector, wherein the first signals are to be routed over a first subset of channels of an interconnect to the storage subsystem, and the second signals are routed over a second subset of channels of the interconnect.
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