Serial ATA - A Promising New Alternative for Enterprise Storage Applications.pdf | | Serial ATA
A Promising New Alternative for Enterprise Storage Applications
O VE RV I E W / E XE C UT I VE S UMMARY
For desktop and portable computers, the Parallel Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA) interface is currently the most popular
protocol for moving data between the hard drive controller and system memory. Designed to provide a "best of both worlds" solution,
Serial ATA (SATA) replaces the existing parallel bus with serial links, and adds features designed to increase the performance, reliability
and scalability of ATA-based devices while retaining ATA's significant cost advantage.
B AC KGR OUN D
As an evolutionary replacement for Parallel ATA, a consortium of industry leaders developed a new storage interface specification called
Serial ATA 1.0. This new specification was formally introduced in August of 2001. Serial ATA II, a second iteration of the specification
for SATA servers and network attached |