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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2014
Kip CR P1 Lp, New York, NY (US);
Keith M. Arroyo, Austin, TX (US);
Stephen K. Wilson, Austin, TX (US);
KIP CR P1 LP, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A system and method are disclosed for processing commands to network target devices through a SCSI router in a Fiber Channel network having a plurality of Fiber Channel hosts. The system may be configured to receive a command, and determine that the command requires a transfer of data larger than a threshold size. The system may also be configured to receive a plurality of data blocks associated with the command, store the plurality of data blocks in at least one buffer, and determine if there is an initial amount of data in the at least one buffer. The system may be further configured to forward at least one of the plurality data blocks, and request an additional data block associated with the command.