Distributed storage network for storing a data object based on storage requirements
US8769035B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 19, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 8, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2211/1028
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A distributed storage network (DSN) includes a user device and a plurality of DSN memories, wherein each of the DSN memories includes a plurality of storage units. The user device includes at least one network interface to the plurality of DSN memories and at least one processing module that is operable to determine one of the plurality of DSN memories for storing a data object based on a comparison of one or more storage requirements of the data object and one or more DSN attributes of the plurality of DSN memories.
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