US 11,816,055 B2
Storage device performing peer-to-peer communication with external device without intervention of host
Hojun Shim, Yongin-si (KR)
Assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Jun. 9, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/343,215.
Application 17/343,215 is a continuation of application No. 16/853,373, filed on Apr. 20, 2020, granted, now 11,055,251.
Application 16/853,373 is a continuation of application No. 16/170,264, filed on Oct. 25, 2018, granted, now 10,628,364, issued on Apr. 21, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2017-0154281 (KR), filed on Nov. 17, 2017; and application No. 10-2018-0079419 (KR), filed on Jul. 9, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0294769 A1, Sep. 23, 2021
Int. Cl. G06F 13/40 (2006.01); G06F 3/06 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 13/4027 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0613 (2013.01); G06F 3/0659 (2013.01); G06F 3/0689 (2013.01); G06F 13/4068 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A storage system comprising:
a main processor;
a backplane connected to the main processor through conductive lines; and
a plurality of storage devices including a first storage device and a second storage device, each of the plurality of storage devices including:
a first port;
a second port;
a field programmable gate array (FPGA) board connected to the second port of a corresponding storage device; and
a storage controller comprising a first interface circuit connected to the first port of the corresponding storage device and a second interface circuit connected to the FPGA board of the corresponding storage device,
wherein the first port of the first storage device is configured to be connected to the backplane through a first cable, and
wherein the second port of the first storage device is configured to be connected to the first port of the second storage device through a second cable.