Sharding over multi-link data channels
US10701154B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 22, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jun 30, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 22, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/1095
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Sharding a data unit across storage locations (e.g., data centers, clusters, accounts, and so forth). For each location, the multi-link traffic constraints in data channeling with the storage location are identified. For instance, for a given data channel leading to and/or from a storage location, there may be multiple links. Each link may have its own constraints (e.g., in throughput and/or storage). Policy may consider the sharding of files in a manner that honors the constraints. The policy may also be set so that all portions of the shards may be timely accessed in parallel. When sharding, the policy is applied in order to identify initial placement of the computing data unit across the multiple storage locations. Furthermore, the policy may be consulted to determine which storage location to access the shard from and/or which channel to use to access the shard from a given location.
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