File server device, communication management server device, and network system including the file server device and the communication management server device

• US 20060282540A1
• Filed: 05/12/2006
• Published: 12/14/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Murata Machinery Limited (Muratec)
• Original Assignee: Murata Machinery Limited (Muratec)
• Inventors: Tanimoto, Yoshifumi
• Application Number:
  US11/432,480
• Publication Number:
  US 20060282540A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/228
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1104 Session initiation protocol [SIP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1097 for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066

Abstract

A file server device includes a communication function using a call control protocol such as a SIP, a reply unit and an access accepting unit. When receiving an “INVITE” message, the reply unit returns a response message including information necessary for accessing an object stored in the file server device. The access accepting unit establishes a data session with a transmitter of the “INVITE” message and accepts access to the object stored in the file server device in the established data session.

Claims

1. A file server device including a communication function using a call control protocol, the file server device comprising:

means for returning a response message, which includes information necessary for accessing an object stored in the file server device, when receiving a data session initiation request by the call control protocol; and

means for establishing a data session with a requester of the data session initiation request and accepting access to the object stored in the file server device in the established data session.

2. The file server device according to claim 1, wherein the information necessary for accessing the object stored in the file server device includes an access port number, and

the file server device further comprises means for switching a state of a port of the access port number included in the response message into an opened state when establishing the data session, and switching the opened state of the port of the access port number into a closed state when terminating the data session.

3. The file server device according to claim 2, wherein the means for switching updates the access port number of the port to be switched into the opened state each time when receiving the data session initiation request.

4. The file server device according to claim 1, further comprising means for notifying a requestor of the data session initiation request, a fact that a different device will accept an access in place of the file server device and destination information of the different device having a copy of the object stored in the file server device, when a communication load of the file server device is a prescribed value or more at a reception of the data session initiation request.

5. The file server device according to claim 2, further comprising means for notifying a requester of the data session initiation request, a fact that a different device will accept an access in place of the file server device and destination information of the different device having a copy of the object stored in the file server device, when a communication load of the file server device is a prescribed value or more at a reception of the data session initiation request.

6. The file server device according to claim 3, further comprising means for notifying a requester of the data session initiation request, a fact that a different device will accept an access in place of the file server device and destination information of the different device having a copy of the object stored in the file server device, when a communication load of the file server device is a prescribed value or more at a reception of the data session initiation request.

7. A communication management server device comprising:

means for storing account information of a file server device and account information of a plurality of devices sharing the file server device in a same table, and memorizing the table; and

means for forwarding a data session initiation request addressed to the file server device only when account information of a requestor of the data session initiation request and the account information of the file server device are stored in the same table at a reception of the data session initiation request.

8. A file server device including a communication function using a call control protocol, the file server device comprising:

a reply unit which returns a response message, which includes information necessary for accessing an object stored in the file server device, when receiving a data session initiation request by the call control protocol; and

an access accepting unit which establishes a data session with a requester of the data session initiation request, and accepts access to the object stored in the file server device in the established data session.

9. The file server device according to claim 8, wherein the information necessary for accessing the object stored in the file server device includes an access port number, and

the file server device further comprises an access port opening and closing unit which switches a state of a port of the access port number included in the response message into an opened state when establishing the data session and switches the opened state of the port of the access port number into a closed state when terminating the data session.

10. The file server device according to claim 9, wherein the access port opening and closing unit updates the access port number of the port to be switched into the opened state each time when receiving the data session initiation request.

11. The file server device according to claim 8, further comprising a notification unit which notifies a requestor of the data session initiation request, a fact that a different device will accept an access in place of the file server device and destination information of the different device having a copy of the object stored in the file server device, when a communication load of the file server device is a prescribed value or more at a reception of the data session initiation request.

12. The file server device according to claim 9, further comprising a notification unit which notifies a requestor of the data session initiation request, a fact that a different device will accept an access in place of the file server device and destination information of the different device having a copy of the object stored in the file server device, when a communication load of the file server device is a prescribed value or more at a reception of the data session initiation request.

13. The file server device according to claim 10, further comprising a notification unit which notifies a requester of the data session initiation request, a fact that a different device will accept an access in place of the file server device and destination information of the different device having a copy of the object stored in the file server device, when a communication load of the file server device is a prescribed value or more at a reception of the data session initiation request.

14. A communication management server device comprising:

a memory unit which stores account information of a file server device and account information of a plurality of devices sharing the file server device in a same table, and memorizes the table; and

a forwarding unit which forwards a data session initiation request addressed to the file server device only when account information of a requester of the data session initiation request and the account information of the file server device are stored in the same table at a reception of the data session initiation request.

15. A network system, comprising:

a file server device;

a communication management server device; and

a plurality of devices sharing the file server device.

wherein the file server device includes;

a communication function using a call control protocol,

a reply unit which returns a response message, which includes information necessary for accessing an object stored in the file server device, when receiving a data session initiation request by the call control protocol, and

an access accepting unit which establishes a data session with a requester of the data session initiation request, and accepts access to the object stored in the file server device in the established data session; and

the communication management server device includes;

a memory unit which stores account information of a file server device and account information of the plurality of devices sharing the file server device in a same table, and memorizes the table; and

a forwarding unit which forwards a data session initiation request addressed to the file server device only when the account information of the requestor and the account information of the file server device are stored in the same table at a reception of the data session initiation request.