摘要 |
<p>In embodiments of the present invention, an enhanced Ethernet interface is added to a hard disk, and communicates with a network based on an enhanced Ethernet protocol. The enhanced Ethernet interface is configured to communicate with the network based on the enhanced Ethernet protocol, and process a received message packet according to physical layer and link layer protocols; a first processor processes the received message packet according to transport layer and network layer protocols; a second processor processes the received message packet according to application layer service logic; and a hard disk controller performs an operation on a hard disk drive according to an instruction in the received message packet.</p> |