Appartus and method for increased data access in a network file object oriented system

• US 20030050996A1
• Filed: 12/20/2000
• Published: 03/13/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/1995
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Comtech EF Data (Comtech Telecommunications Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Brian C. Morris, Jon J. Penner, Scott Hertzog, Thomas Patrick Yohe
• Inventors: Yohe, Thomas Patrick, Hertzog, Scott, Penner, Jon J., Morris, Brian C.
• Granted Patent: US 6,615,275 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 9/00 Image coding bandwidth or redundancy reduction for static pictures H04N1/41; coding or decoding of static colour picture signals H04N1/64; methods or arrangements for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals H04N19/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/12 Applying verification of the received information cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for data integrity or data verification H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/123 received data contents, e.g. message integrity
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/2876 Pairs of inter-processing entities at each side of the network, e.g. split proxies
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/564 Enhancement of application control based on intercepted application data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/565 Conversion or adaptation of application format or content adding application control or application functional data H04L67/561
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/568 Storing data temporarily at an intermediate stage, e.g. caching
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/5682 Policies or rules for updating, deleting or replacing the stored data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

An apparatus for increased data access from data of the type including at least one of a file, an object and a directory in a file/object oriented network comprises a compression device having means for determining when processing said CPU reaches a predetermined percentage of maximum processing capacity, and means operably associated with said determining means for controlling compression of data/object upon reaching said predetermined percentage in a manner to aid processing to fall below said predetermined percentage.

Claims

1. A file/object server CPU having which utilizes data/object compression, which includes:

a compression device having means for determining when processing said CPU reaches a predetermined percentage of maximum processing capacity, and means operably associated with said determining means for controlling compression of data/object upon reaching said predetermined percentage in a manner to aid processing to fall below said predetermined percentage.

2. The file/object server CPU of claim 1, wherein said controlling means enables compression of data/object upon falling below said predetermined percentage.

3. The file/object server CPU of claim 1, wherein said determining means is further characterized to monitor the processing capacity over time.

4. The file/object server CPU of claim 1, wherein said determining means is further characterized to determine average processor usage over a period of time for previously processed data/object.

5. The file/object server CPU of claim 4, wherein said previously processed data/object is of a size approximating a size of a to be processed data/object.

6. The file/object server CPU of claim 1, wherein said determining means is characterized to include means for evaluating average process usage percentage of data/object to be compressed prior to compression.

7. The file/object server CPU of claim 1, which is further characterized to include:

a file/object server computer having an operating system, a first memory, a permanent storage memory, and a processor;

a remote client computer operably connected to said file/object server computer in a manner to rapidly transfer data objects, having an operating system, a first memory, a permanent storage memory, and a processor;

a communication link operably connecting said remote client computer and said file/object server computer including means for routing between a WAN and a LAN; and

means operably associated with one of said file/object server computer and said remote client computer for determining whether data objects are transferred through said WAN or said LAN;

means for compressing said data/objects upon detecting transfer through said WAN;

and

means for assembling said data/objects into a stream and transferring said data objects through one of said WAN and said LAN.

8. The invention in accordance with claim 7, which includes means operably associated with one of said file/object server computer and said remote client computer for disassembling and decompressing said assembled data objects into individual data objects.

9. The invention in accordance with claim 7, which further includes means operably associated with one of said file/object server computer and said remote client computer for determining a list of objects to be transferred during a replication/synchronization process.

10. A method for increasing data access from data of the type including at least one of a file, an object and a directory in a file/object oriented network, which comprises:

employing a file/object server computer having an operating system, a first memory, a permanent storage memory, and a processor, and which includes a compression device having means for determining when processing said server computer reaches a predetermined percentage of maximum processing capacity, and means operably associated with said determining means for controlling compression of data/object upon reaching said predetermined percentage in a manner to aid processing to fall below said predetermined percentage;

employing means for compressing said data/object upon detecting transfer through said WAN; and

employing means for assembling said data objects into a stream and transferring said data/object through one of said WAN and said LAN.

11. The method of claim 10, which further includes:

employing a remote client computer operably connected to said file/object server computer in a manner to rapidly transfer data objects, having an operating system, a first memory, a permanent storage memory, and a processor;

employing a communication link operably connecting said remote client computer and said file/object server computer including means for routing between a WAN and a LAN; and

employing means operably associated with one of said file/object server computer and said remote client computer for determining whether data objects are transferred through said WAN or said LAN.

12. The method of claim 10, which includes employing means operably associated with one of said file/object server computer and said remote client computer for disassembling and decompressing said assembled data objects into individual data objects.

13. The method of claim 10, which further includes employing means operably associated with one of said file/object server computer and said remote client computer for determining a list of objects to be transferred during a replication/synchronization process.