Method and apparatus for organizing nodes in a network
US7801895B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 28, 2006 |
| Grant date | Sep 21, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 16, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/329
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In current Distributed Storage Systems, applications may determine the device on which data shall be stored. The invention provides a method for automatically selecting an individual storage device within a DSS. A method for automatically classifying a node in a network comprises determining data classes, automatically classifying data of said data classes stored on a node, determining the amount of stored data per data class, calculating data dominance values for each of the data classes, receiving a request that indicates a data type according to one of said data classes, and providing said dominance value according to the requested data class.Further, a method for automatically organizing nodes in a network comprises receiving a request for storing data of a particular data type, transmitting the request to storage nodes, receiving from the storage nodes respective dominance values, and selecting the node with the highest dominance value for storing the data.
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