HP 411508-B21 - Smart Array E200/128 BBWC Controller RAID Introduction Manual
Serial ata technology, 2nd edition
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technology brief, 2nd edition
Introduction......................................................................................................................................... 2
Parallel ATA technology ....................................................................................................................... 2
Serial ATA technology.......................................................................................................................... 3
Low voltage differential signaling ....................................................................................................... 4
Signal integrity ................................................................................................................................ 4
SATA Performance ........................................................................................................................... 5
SATA devices .................................................................................................................................. 5
SATA/SAS interoperability................................................................................................................ 7
SATA topologies.................................................................................................................................. 8
Internal ........................................................................................................................................... 8
External .......................................................................................................................................... 8
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................... 9
For more information.......................................................................................................................... 10
Call to action .................................................................................................................................... 10
SATA 1.5 Gb/s ........................................................................................................................... 5
SATA 1.5 Gb/s (with extensions) ................................................................................................... 5
SATA 3.0-Gb/s............................................................................................................................ 5
Cabling and connector ................................................................................................................. 6
Initiators ...................................................................................................................................... 6
Port multipliers ............................................................................................................................. 7
Targets........................................................................................................................................ 7
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
Serial ATA technology technology brief, 2nd edition Introduction............................2 Parallel ATA technology ........................2 Serial ATA technology.......................... 3 Low voltage differential signaling ....................... 4 Signal integrity ..........................4 SATA Performance ........................... 5 SATA 1.5 Gb/s ........................... 5 SATA 1.5 Gb/s (with extensions) ....................5 SATA 3.0-Gb/s.......................... -
Page 2: Introduction
Introduction The parallel Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA) architecture has limitations that make it unsuitable as a long-term solution for direct-attached and network storage applications in the enterprise: short, bulky ribbon cables that impede airflow and are difficult to install; a large number of wires and high frequency signals that are prone to electrical interference;... -
Page 3: Serial Ata Technology
After the introduction of parallel ATA, its data transfer rate increased from 3 megabytes per second (MB/s) to 133 MB/s (Figure 2). ATA 100 and ATA 133 have the headroom to handle the sustained transfer rate of today's 7,200-RPM hard disk drives (HDDs) because the interface has to accommodate only one drive at a time. -
Page 4: Low Voltage Differential Signaling
Low voltage differential signaling SATA technology transmits signals in a single stream rather than in multiple parallel streams. SATA incorporates an low voltage differential (LVD) signaling scheme that uses two pairs of data lines to transmit and receive low-voltage signals (250 mV). The data is represented by the voltage potential between the two wires in each pair (Figure 3). -
Page 5: Sata Performance
SATA Performance The SATA specification was released in three parts: SATA 1.5 Gb/s, SATA 1.5 Gb/s with extensions, and SATA 3.0 Gb/s. The 10-year roadmap for Serial ATA allows it to scale eventually to 6.0 Gb/s. SATA 1.5 Gb/s The SATA specification was introduced with a maximum theoretical bandwidth of 1.5 Gb/s, or 150 MB/s, factoring 20 percent encoding overhead (see "Signal integrity"). -
Page 6: Cabling And Connector
Figure 5. Example of SATA devices in a domain. Cabling and connector SATA replaces the parallel ATA 40-pin connector and 18-inch long flat ribbon cable with a 7-pin connector (four signal lines and three ground lines) and a small diameter cable up to 1 meter long (Figure 6). -
Page 7: Port Multipliers
Port multipliers SATA port multipliers require host controllers that are port-multiplier-aware, such as SATA 1.5 Gb/s (with extensions) and SATA 3.0-Gb/s. Therefore, port multipliers are not compatible with original SATA 1.5 Gb/s controllers. However, port multipliers are compatible with SATA 1.5 Gb/s drives. Port multipliers can only link to SATA drives;... -
Page 8: Sata Topologies
SATA topologies The following internal and external topologies use a SATA controller only. However, the Serial ATA STP enables SAS controllers to communicate with SATA devices through expanders and, therefore, allows SATA drives to be deployed in a SAS domain. For information, refer to the technology brief “Serial Attached SCSI technology”... -
Page 9: Conclusion
Conclusion SATA overcomes the limitations of parallel ATA by providing thinner cabling, smaller connectors, lower voltage, and point-to-point signaling. Like its parallel predecessor, SATA will dominate the desktop market because it offers desktop reliability, functionality, and performance at a low cost. SATA technology is ideal for low-cost servers and non-mission critical server storage applications. -
Page 10: For More Information
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