An interface device is connected to a host by an I/O bus and provides hardware and processing mechanisms for accelerating data transfers between a network and a storage unit, while controlling the data transfers by the host. The interface device includes hardware circuitry for processing network packet...http://www.google.fr/patents/US20010037406?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US20010037406 - Intelligent network storage interface system
Numéro de demande: 09/802,551 Numéro de publication: US 2001/0037406 A1 Date de dépôt: 9 mars 2001 Brevet délivré: US7076568 ( Date de délivrance 11 juil. 2006)