Patent ID: 7337232
Filing Date: 2008-02-26
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for controlling the flow of communication between a host and a data storage device, comprising: maintaining a plurality of data transport streams active; initiating a first burst of data for a first transport stream between the host and the data storage device; interrupting the first burst of the first transport stream; maintaining the first transport stream active; initiating a first burst of data for a second transport stream between the host and the data storage device; interrupting the first burst of the second transport stream; maintaining the second transport stream active; and continuing the first burst of the first transport stream; asserting a first stream ID of the first transport stream prior to the step of initiating the first burst of the first transport stream; and asserting a second stream ID of the second transport stream prior to the step of initiating the first burst of the second transport stream; and again interrupting the first burst of the first transport stream; maintaining the first transport stream active; again asserting the second stream ID; and continuing the first burst of the second transport stream.