US 11,860,808 B2
System and method for supporting multi-path and/or multi-mode NVMe over fabrics devices
Sompong Paul Olarig, Pleasanton, CA (US); Fred Worley, San Jose, CA (US); and Son Pham, San Ramon, CA (US)
Assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Filed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Oct. 5, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/063,507.
Application 16/692,997 is a division of application No. 16/211,923, filed on Dec. 6, 2018, granted, now 10,540,311, issued on Jan. 21, 2020.
Application 17/063,507 is a continuation of application No. 16/692,997, filed on Nov. 22, 2019, granted, now 10,795,843.
Application 16/211,923 is a continuation of application No. 15/403,088, filed on Jan. 10, 2017, granted, now 10,210,123, issued on Feb. 19, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/420,355, filed on Nov. 10, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/366,622, filed on Jul. 26, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2021/0019273 A1, Jan. 21, 2021
Int. Cl. G06F 13/12 (2006.01); G06F 13/40 (2006.01); G06F 13/42 (2006.01); G06F 13/16 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 13/4022 (2013.01) [G06F 13/1668 (2013.01); G06F 13/4068 (2013.01); G06F 13/4282 (2013.01); G06F 2213/0026 (2013.01); G06F 2213/0028 (2013.01); G06F 2213/0036 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device comprising:
a peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) component configured to receive PCIe instructions using one or more PCIe signals;
a U.2 connector configured to carry the one or more PCIe signals; and
a network engine configured to transport one or more Ethernet signals using one or more pins of the U.2 connector;
wherein the device is configured to operate in a first mode or a second mode;
wherein the second mode is different from the first mode;
wherein the first mode comprises an NVMeoF mode; and
wherein the device is configured to use at least one of the one or more Ethernet signals for the NVMeoF mode.