SATA 3.4 Standard Released: Supported more Features
The SATA-IO organization today announced the introduction of the latest SATA Revision 3.4 standard specification, focusing on the introduction of features such as device status monitoring and cleanup task execution, with minimal impact on performance. SATA-IO said that the storage industry has always wanted better performance, reliability, and compatibility. For this reason, the SATA 3.4 standard has added several new features to meet the needs, including:
- Durable /Ordered Write Notification: enables writing selected critical cache data to the media, minimizing impact on normal operations.
- Device Temperature Monitoring: allows for active monitoring of SATA device temperature and other conditions without impacting normal operation by utilizing the SFF-8609 standard for out of band (OOB) communications.
- Device Sleep Signal Timing: provides additional definition to enhance compatibility between manufacturers’ implementations.
- In addition, the latest revision of the specification includes corrections and clarifications as part of ongoing improvements to the SATA specification.
The SATA 3.0 standard was released on May 26th, 2009, which is SATA 6Gbps, upgraded to SATA 3.1 in July 2011, upgraded to SATA 3.2 in August 2013, and upgraded to SATA 3.3 in February 2016, and has been adding new features, optimize device support.
