System and method for distribution of network file accesses over network storage devices
US6654795B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 25, 2000 |
| Grant date | Nov 25, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 25, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/1036
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention is a system and method supporting efficient distribution of file access requests across one or more storage device systems. A typical system according to the present invention includes a gateway system, one or more indexing system and one or more storage device systems. File access requests are initially received by the gateway system. The gateway system forwards a received file access request to a selected indexing system; the gateway system maintains information concerning the connection between the originator of the request and the selected indexing system. The selected indexing system determines the locations at which the requested file is stored among the storage device systems and selects one of these locations. The selected indexing system forwards the file access request to the storage device system indicated by the selected location, which responds by breaking the requested file into data packets and transmitting the data packets to the request originator. When the first of the data packets passes through the gateway, the gateway updates its information concerning the connection by replacing the information regarding the selected indexing system with …
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