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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2014
Filed:
May. 08, 2012
Kaushalender Aggarwal, Haryana, IN;
Mandar Joshi, Maharashtra, IN;
Saurabh B. Khanvilkar, Thane, IN;
Rakesh Verma, Mumbai, IN;
Kaushalender Aggarwal, Haryana, IN;
Mandar Joshi, Maharashtra, IN;
Saurabh B. Khanvilkar, Thane, IN;
Rakesh Verma, Mumbai, IN;
LSI Corporation, Milpitas, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and structure are provided for managing a Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) domain via Universal Serial Bus (USB) communications. The system comprises a SAS expander. The SAS expander comprises a plurality of physical links, a USB interface, and a control unit. The control unit is operable to receive USB packets via the USB interface, to determine SAS management information based upon the received USB packets, and to alter a configuration of the SAS domain based upon the SAS management information determined from the USB packets.