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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2003

Filed:

Dec. 06, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:

Natan Vishlitzky, Brookline, MA (US);

Hana Moreshet, Framingham, MA (US);

Martin Farley, Cupertino, CA (US);

Izhar Sharon, Framingham, MA (US);

Elizabeth C. Patapoutian, Westboro, MA (US);

Assignee:

EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 ;
Abstract

A method for enabling for enabling overlapped input-output request to a logical device from multiple hosts with explicit allegiances. Parameters including an address range in a new input-output request are tested against corresponding address ranges in other input-output requests in a table assigned to the logical device. If a predetermined address range relationship exits, the new input-output guest transfers to an overlap polling queue.


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