Patent ID: 7003594
Filing Date: 2006-02-21
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: receiving a packet initiating a streaming write operation, wherein the packet indicates that a size of the streaming write is larger than a size of the packet; initiating a write access having a size larger than the size of the packet to a storage device; receiving one or more subsequent packets included in the streaming write operation; writing data received in the one or more subsequent packets to the storage device as part of the write access initiated by said initiating; receiving a packet initiating a streaming read operation, wherein the streaming read operation indicates that a size of the streaming read operation is larger than a size of the packet initiating the streaming read operation; initiating a read access to the storage device having a size larger than the size of the packet initiating the streaming read operation; subdividing data output from the storage device in response to said initiating into a plurality of packets; and conveying the plurality of packets to an initiating device.