SAS-3

E39459

SAS-3 is the third-generation Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) interface standard that significantly increases data transfer rates and performance for enterprise storage systems.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Serial Attached SCSI interface standard
computer hardware interface
storage interconnect standard
aggregateDataTransferRate 48 Gbit/s for 4 lanes
backwardCompatibleWith SAS-1
SAS-2
SATA devices via SAS controllers
category enterprise storage interface
comparedTo offers higher bandwidth than SATA III
dataTransferRatePerLane 12 Gbit/s
designedFor high I/O throughput
low latency storage access
enables redundant data paths
focusesOn performance
reliability
scalability
follows SAS-2
generation third-generation SAS
improvesUpon SAS-2 bandwidth
SAS-2 scalability
SAS-2 signal integrity
interfaceType point-to-point serial interface
introducedAs successor to 6 Gbit/s SAS
logicalProtocol SCSI protocol over serial links
marketSegment enterprise data centers
high-end workstations
maxLinkRate 12G SAS
physicalMedium backplane connectors
copper cabling
precedes SAS-4
standardizedBy INCITS T10 committee
supports SAS
surface form: SAS expanders

dual-port drives
full-duplex communication
large device counts via expanders
multi-initiator configurations
zoned storage topologies
targetUseCase high-performance enterprise storage
mission-critical servers
typicalUseWith SAS hard disk drives
SAS solid-state drives
usedIn direct-attached storage
enterprise storage systems
storage area networks

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SAS hasVersion SAS-3