Parallel transparent restructuring of immutable content in a distributed object storage system
US10110676B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 24, 2015 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 12, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/04
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present disclosure provides an innovative technique for parallel transparent restructuring of immutable content in a distributed object storage system. The content restructuring technique disclosed herein may be implemented with parallel operations by multiple storage servers in a live system. The restructuring is transparent in that the original CHIT may still be used to retrieve and validate the original content, such that a client requesting the original content need not be aware that the original content has been restructured. Furthermore, the restructuring is performed while maintaining support for pre-existing immutable metadata. Other embodiments, aspects and features are also disclosed. The content remains immutable from the perspective of the end user, but still may be advantageously restructured to optimize storage efficiency.
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