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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2006
Applicants:
Yoshio Kakizaki, Fujisawa, JP;
Masahiro Horiba, Odawara, JP;
Homare Okamoto, Odawara, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A data transfer method for transferring data frames according to Fibre Channel Protocol between a first storage control unit and a second storage control unit in a remote copy system, wherein the remote copy system includes a first storage control unit, and a second storage control unit connected via a communication tool to the first storage control unit, that receives data from the first storage control unit. A buffer-to-buffer credit value applied to the data frame transfer is increased according to the distance between the first storage control unit and the second storage control unit.