Patent ID: 11892961
Assignee: MAGSTOR INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 4:
5. A USB-C to SAS assembly for a tape drive, said assembly comprising:
a SAS connector configured to be operatively coupled to a SAS-compliant tape drive module;
a USB-C connector configured to be operatively coupled to a USB-C-compliant computing device; and
one or more controllers operatively coupled to the SAS connector and the USB-C connector, the one or more controllers configured to transmit tape commands received from the USB-C-compliant computing device at the USB-C connector to the SAS-compliant tape drive module via the SAS connector,
wherein the USB-C to SAS assembly sends and receives data using a Thunderbolt® 3 (TB3) protocol or a Thunderbolt® 4 (TB4) protocol.