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Rather than keep the ATA-7 volume 1/2 split that exists today (adding
volume 3 for SATA?), would it make sense to split it into three
standards:
1. ATA architecture and command set (what Volume 1 has today)
2. Parallel ATA transport protocol (what Volume 2 has today)
3. Serial ATA transport protocol (which will be revised many times in
the future)
ATA/ATAPI-7 would be like SCSI-3, the last global ATA/ATAPI-n number.
Rather than work on ATA/ATAPI-8 next and upgrade the commands and
transport protocols at the same time (even if they don't all need
changes), ATA Commands - 2, 3, etc. work could progress independently
from Serial ATA - 2, 3, etc. work. Parallel ATA - 1 might be the last
version of that standard.
As discussed before, I'd also urge you to consider these renamings as
Serial ATA is added:
device -> target
host -> initiator
Parallel ATA/volume 2 uses "Parallel ATA initiator/target"
Serial ATA/volume 3 uses "Serial ATA initiator/target"
Command set/volume 1 uses "ATA initiator/target"
This is patterned after the terminology used by the SCSI standards
and would help ATAPI and SAS (which both use ATA and SCSI together).
--
Rob Elliott, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hewlett-Packard Industry Standard Server Storage Advanced Technology
https://ecardfile.com/id/RobElliott
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> From: Mclean, Pete [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
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> Subject: [t13] FW: Transfer of SATA 1.0 spec to T13
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ziller, Jason [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 5:54 PM
> To: 'Mclean, Pete'; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
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> Subject: Transfer of SATA 1.0 spec to T13
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> Dear Technical Committee T13,
>
> The Serial ATA Steering Committee is very interested in
> transferring the
> Serial ATA 1.0 specification over to the T13 Committee as
> soon as possible
> to be incorporated into the ATA/ATAPI Rev 7 release. The
> Steering Committee
> has already voted and unanimously approved this transfer. We
> can start
> having the Promoter companies approve and execute the
> copyright release
> forms as soon as we hear that the T13 Committee has voted to
> accept the
> Serial ATA 1.0 specification. If the T13 Committee votes to
> accept the spec
> in December, then we expect to be able to transfer the spec
> by January 2003.
> Also, we are in the process of incorporating the existing
> errata into the
> specification, and expect that will be completed within the
> same timeframe.
> Please let us know what your critical deadlines are, and if
> the above meets
> your needs.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jason Ziller
> Serial ATA Working Group chairman
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