Patent ID: 8387132
Filing Date: 2013-02-26
Classification: H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: assigning, by a packet processor executing on a processing unit of an electronic device, a first host address to a first virtual object, the first virtual object being a logical drive partition that represents an aggregation of storage capabilities of a plurality of storage devices; assigning, by the packet processor, a second host address to a second virtual object, wherein the first and second host addresses are different network routable addresses that are both associated with a common frame address that corresponds to a network interface that communicatively couples the packet processor to a network; receiving, by the packet processor, an information packet from the network interface, the information packet having a control portion including the first host address; transforming, by the packet processor, the information packet into a device-level request that is in a device format compatible with a first storage device of the plurality of storage devices; and issuing, by the packet processor, the device-level request to the first storage device of the plurality of storage devices.