| 摘要 |
<p>A method and system are disclosed for overlapping data flow within an extended copy command over a network, one embodiment of the method comprising, at a router in the network: receiving an extended copy command from a first host to a first target device; if the network status is unknown, determining an initial network status; initializing a set of read-write parameters; and executing the extended copy command for a first segment of the extended copy command and for one or more subsequent segments by overlapping one or more read and one or more write commands of the extended copy command. Executing the extended copy command can further comprise issuing a set of initial commands for the first segment of the extended copy command; issuing a set of initial commands for each subsequent segment of the extended copy command as it is received; performing a read completion operation for each segment of the extended copy command; and performing a write completion operation for each segment of the extended copy command. Execution of the extended copy command for one segment need not be complete before execution of a subsequent segment is commenced. Similarly, execution of the extended copy command for each segment need not be completed in sequence (i.e., a subsequent segment's read/write sequence can be completed before the read/write sequence of a prior segment is complete). Issuing the set of initial commands can comprise executing an initial commands algorithm. Performing the read completion and the write completion operations can comprise executing a read completion algorithm and executing a write completion algorithm, respectively. The router can comprise a Fibre Channel-to-SCSI router (16) and the network can comprise a Fibre Channel-to-SCSI storage area network.</p> |
