Method for efficient caching and enumerating objects in distributed storage systems
US6970975B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 15, 2002 |
| Grant date | Nov 29, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 15, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99953
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for performing efficient caching through an enumeration process is provided. The objects residing on the storage medium are cached in the order that these objects are kept in the directory of the storage medium. As a result, the directory content is enumerated in the cache. Therefore, the cache does not have to be associated with the server layout. Moreover, it is further possible to support a hierarchy of distributed caches using the disclosed invention.
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