17846316. Rate Levelling Among Peer Data Storage Devices simplified abstract (Western Digital Technologies, Inc.)

Rate Levelling Among Peer Data Storage Devices

Organization Name

Western Digital Technologies, Inc.

Inventor(s)

Ramanathan Muthiah of Bangalore (IN)

Judah Gamliel Hahn of Ofra (IL)

Rate Levelling Among Peer Data Storage Devices - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17846316 titled 'Rate Levelling Among Peer Data Storage Devices

Abstract

Example storage systems, data storage devices, and methods provide rate levelling among peer storage devices. A master storage device among peer storage devices receives host commands, determines the workload states of the peer storage devices, divides the data units in the host commands into data blocks for data striping, allocates the data blocks among the peer storage devices, and sends the data blocks to the peer storage devices using a peer communication channel.

Bullet Points

• Example storage systems, data storage devices, and methods for rate levelling among peer storage devices.
• A master storage device receives host commands and determines the workload states of the peer storage devices.
• The master storage device divides the data units in the host commands into data blocks for data striping.
• The master storage device allocates the data blocks among the peer storage devices.
• The master storage device sends the data blocks to the peer storage devices using a peer communication channel.

Potential Applications

• Data storage systems that require rate levelling among multiple storage devices.
• Distributed storage systems where data needs to be evenly distributed among peer storage devices.
• Cloud storage systems that need to balance the workload among different storage devices.

Problems Solved

• Uneven distribution of workload among peer storage devices.
• Inefficient allocation of data blocks in storage systems.
• Lack of communication and coordination among storage devices.

Benefits

• Improved performance and efficiency of storage systems.
• Balanced workload distribution among peer storage devices.
• Enhanced data striping and allocation for optimized storage utilization.

Original Abstract Submitted

Example storage systems, data storage devices, and methods provide rate levelling among peer storage devices. A master storage device among peer storage devices receives host commands, determines the workload states of the peer storage devices, divides the data units in the host commands into data blocks for data striping, allocates the data blocks among the peer storage devices, and sends the data blocks to the peer storage devices using a peer communication channel.