Patent ID: 9455938
Filing Date: 2016-09-27
CPC Classification: G06F,H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method of streaming data using a router, the method comprising: receiving, at the router, a command to read blocks of data from, or write blocks of data to, a target device, wherein the command was received from a host connected to a first transport medium and the target device is connected to a second transport medium; determining, at the router, that the command requires a transfer of data larger than a threshold size; receiving, at the router, a plurality of data blocks associated with the command; storing, at the router, the plurality of data blocks in at least one buffer; determining, at the router, that there is an initial amount of data in the at least one buffer; forwarding, from the router to the host or target device, at least one of the plurality of data blocks when it has been determined that there is the initial amount of data in the at least one buffer; and requesting, from the router, an additional data block associated with the command.