Method and apparatus for automatic loading of a data set in a node of a communication network
US4847830A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 2, 1987 |
| Grant date | Jul 11, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 2, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q2213/13376
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a communication network, including a first node and a plurality of neighbor nodes that are linked by communication channels to the first node, a data set is retrieved from neighbor nodes according to the following process: PA0 1. identifying the data set to be retrieved in the first node; PA0 2. identifying neighbor nodes in the plurality that have a copy of the identified data set; PA0 3. supplying requests for individual blocks in the data set across the communication channels essentially in parallel to the identified neighbor nodes; PA0 4. receiving the individual blocks as the individual blocks are returned from the neighbor nodes; and PA0 5. assemblying data set in the first node from the received individual blocks.
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