Patent ID: 11971771
Assignee: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 10:
11. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
establishing, from a first data storage device, peer communication with a plurality of peer data storage devices, wherein the first data storage device and each peer data storage device of the plurality of peer data storage devices include:
a host interface configured to connect to a host system; and
a control bus interface configured to connect to a control bus;

determining, by the first data storage device, a power state of the first data storage device;
receiving, through the control bus interface and from a peer data storage device of the plurality of peer data storage devices, a power change indicator; and
initiating, responsive to the power change indicator, a change in the power state of the first data storage device.