Symbolic links in a distributed system
US8108547B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 10, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jan 31, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 10, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/1097
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for re-routing a request in a distributed system, that includes sending the request for an originating object, receiving the request at a root node of the originating object, determining whether the root node comprises a first forwarding pointer associated with the originating object, determining a first target object using the first forwarding pointer, if the first forwarding pointer is associated with the originating object, and re-routing the request to the first target object, wherein the distributed system implements an overlay network for message delivery.
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