METHOD FOR PERFORMING DISK ARRAY OPERATIONS USING A NONUNIFORM STRIPE SIZE MAPPING SCHEME - Patent 0619896

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EP 0 619 896 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	19.10.1994 Bulletin 1994/42

(21)	Application number: 93902805.0

(22)	Date of filing: 18.12.1992

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G06F 3/ 06^{( . )}
G06F 12/ 16^{( . )}

G06F 11/ 10^{( . )}
G11B 20/ 18^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1992/011283

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1993/013475 (08.07.1993 Gazette 1993/16)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB IE IT LI NL SE

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Priority:

27.12.1991 US 19910814000

(71)	Applicant: Compaq Computer Corporation
	Houston Texas 77070 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	NEUFELD, E., David Tomball, TX 77375 (US)

(74)	Representative: Brunner, Michael John, et al
	GILL JENNINGS & EVERY Broadgate House 7 Eldon Street London EC2M 7LH London EC2M 7LH (GB)

(54)	METHOD FOR PERFORMING DISK ARRAY OPERATIONS USING A NONUNIFORM STRIPE SIZE MAPPING SCHEME