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In one embodiment, the token directive transmission module 1004 transmits a token directive without a data segment token. In this embodiment, the token directive includes instructions and information for the storage device 150 to create a data segment token. In another embodiment, the token directive transmission module 1004 transmits a token directive that includes a data segment token. In this embodiment, the storage device 150 is capable of recognizing that the data segment token received with the token directive represents a data segment and takes appropriate action to store the data segment token such that the data segment token represents the data segment rather than merely storing the data segment token as ordinary data.

Added by DJM 3 2021