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Parallel processing database tree structure

US9171042B1 · kind B1 · utility

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21References

19Claims

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Assignee

EMC Corporation · US

Inventors

Caleb E. Welton · Foster City, US
Hitoshi Harada · Foster City, US
Jeffrey Ira Cohen · Sunnyvale, US
Lei Chang · Beijing, CN
Radhika Reddy · Foster City, US
Tao Ma · Daguantang, CN
Zhanwei Wang · Beijing, CN

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 15, 2013
Grant date	Oct 27, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 26, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F16/43
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Database system comprising nodes configured in a tree structure is disclosed. The system includes a shared metadata store on the root node. Child nodes may request metadata from their ancestors. Parents will forward the request upward until the metadata is found or the root node is reached.

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