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What is 6Gb/s SAS?

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What is 6Gb/s SAS?

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6Gb/s SAS is the marketing name that the SCSI Trade Association (STA) has given to the industry standard based on the SAS-2 specification. It is the next generation of the SAS protocol beyond the current 3Gb/s SAS. One of the key benefits of SAS is its commonality with the Serial ATA (SATA) electrical and physical connection interface to help improve system cooling and lower system cost. With enterprise storage requirements constantly changing and becoming more complex, factors such as larger capacity, greater density and scalability are more critical than ever. SAS was conceived to meet these demands while providing the highest performance. The first and current generation of SAS is a 3Gb/s offering which takes advantage of features such as dual-ported drives, wide ports and full duplex transmission to provide a performance advantage over parallel SCSI. 6Gb/s SAS will build upon this performance heritage by doubling the amount of available bandwidth for enterprise applications.

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