CIFS for scalable NAS architecture
US7475142B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 13, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jan 6, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 4, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/40
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A scalable NAS file system and protocols for implementing CIFS thereon are disclosed. In certain embodiments, the protocols implement the CIFS protocol on a scalable file server architecture having one or more protocol termination nodes, one or more file server nodes, and one or more disk controller nodes. Among the features that may be specifically implemented are tree access, file access, user authentication, locking, state maintenance, and failover of protocol termination nodes and file server nodes.
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