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Decoupling data and metadata in hierarchical cache system

US9430387B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 16, 2014
Grant dateAug 30, 2016
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Expiry dateJan 21, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L67/1097
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A coordinating node creates virtual storage from a hierarchy of local and remote cache storage resources by maintaining global logical block address (LBA) metadata maps. A size of the metadata maps at each level of the hierarchy is independent of an amount of data allocated to a respective cache store at each level.

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