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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2002
Donald B. Harbin, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Susan Kromenaker, Chandler, AZ (US);
Mark Wunderlich, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Donald B. Harbin, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Susan Kromenaker, Chandler, AZ (US);
Mark Wunderlich, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A topology of storage nodes coupled to a network to provide storage resources to clients coupled to the network is described. A common transport agent (CTA) comprises a common communication interface with each of the storage nodes. The common communication interface with each storage node may be independent of any particular input/output format to be used in storing data in or retrieving data from a storage medium associated with the storage node. The CTA may also comprise a communication interface with the network which is independent of any particular network protocol to transmit data over the network.