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Client request processing using protocol abstraction

US9158729B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Assignee

EMC Corporation · US

Inventors

Scott E. Joyce · Foxborough, US
Bruce R. Rabe · Dedham, US
Norman M. Miles · Bedford, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 25, 2012
Grant date	Oct 13, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 7, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F13/00
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Described are techniques for processing a request. The request is sent from a command layer to a protocol abstraction layer. The request is to perform an operation on a first object of a first object type and the request includes one or more parameters. The protocol abstraction layer selects a first of a plurality of protocols and a first of a plurality of runtime paths for processing the request. The first protocol is selected in accordance with criteria including any one or more of the first object type, the operation being requested, and the one or more parameters. The request is processed in accordance with the first protocol and the first runtime path.

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