Architecture for a high-performance network/bus multiplexer interconnecting a network and a bus that transport data using multiple protocols

摘要

A high-performance network/bus multiplexer that exchanges data transfer commands and data between different communications mediums, such as the Fibre Channel and one or more SCSI buses. High-performance is achieved by avoiding transmitting read bus operations through bus bridges, and by limiting contention for buses by connecting Fibre Channel host adapters to a first internal bus and SCSI adapters to a second internal bus.