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Obtaining erasure-coded fragments using push and pull protocols

US7822856B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 15, 2009
Grant dateOct 26, 2010
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Expiry dateOct 15, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L67/1091
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Obtaining erasure-coded fragments using push and pull protocols, including the steps of receiving a first set of erasure-coded fragments associated with segments via a transmission using push protocol, whereby the first set is not sufficient for reconstructing some of the segments; and retrieving a second set of erasure-coded fragments using a fragment pull protocol, wherein the first and the second sets together are sufficient for reconstructing the segments.

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