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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2023
Smart Iops, Inc., Milpitas, CA (US);
Manuel Antonio d'Abreu, El Dorado Hills, CA (US);
Ashutosh Kumar Das, Cupertino, CA (US);
SMART IOPS, INC., Milpitas, CA (US);
Abstract
A solid-state storage device is provided that includes: a controller; non-volatile memory; a device interface; and a protocol-independent interface configured to couple to any one of a plurality of network adapters and communication ports so as to enable the controller to transmit data from the any one of the plurality of network adapters and communication ports. The controller is configured to receive data formatted according to a first protocol from an accessing device via the device interface. The protocol-independent interface includes a plurality of contacts coupled to the controller by a plurality of signal lines that enable data transmission from the controller to the protocol-independent interface. Each of the signal lines of the plurality of signal lines and each of the contacts of the plurality of contacts are configured to be enabled or disabled to form different channels through the protocol-independent interface to accommodate various target protocols.