Efficiently accessing an encoded data slice utilizing a memory bin
US8656138B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 13, 2011 |
| Grant date | Feb 18, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 4, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/13
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method begins by a processing module receiving an encoded data slice to store and determining a slice length of the encoded data slice. The method continues with the processing module comparing the slice length to a plurality of bin widths, wherein each of the plurality of bin widths represents a fixed storage width of a plurality of memory bins within each of a plurality of memory containers, wherein a storage unit includes the plurality of memory containers. The method continues with the processing module selecting one of the plurality of memory containers based on the comparing to produce a selected memory container, identifying an available bin of the plurality of bins of the selected memory container, and storing the encoded data slice in the available bin.
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