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Emulating a database system

US7155428B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateDec 31, 2001
Grant dateDec 26, 2006
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Expiry dateNov 13, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S707/99934
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus provides for the extraction of environment information from a target database system. The environment information includes at least one of cost-related information and random sample statistics. The cost-related information and/or random sample statistics are imported to a test system, where the cost-related information and/or random sample statistics are used in query plan analysis by an optimizer.

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