A serial storage architecture (SSA) storage subsystem which includes an SSA initiator and a series of SSA targets which include disk drives housed in a storage pod and an intelligent backplane of the storage pod which houses the other SSA targets. The intelligent backplane includes a controller, a series...http://www.google.com/patents/US20030014587?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20030014587 - Intelligent backplane for serial storage architectures method and system
