Method and system for providing enhanced read performance for a supplemental directory

• US 20070112791A1
• Filed: 11/09/2005
• Published: 05/17/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/09/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Computer Associates Think Inc. (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Computer Associates Think Inc. (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Harvey, Richard, Ramsay, Ronald, McDonald, Justin
• Application Number:
  US11/270,795
• Publication Number:
  US 20070112791A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9027 Trees

Abstract

According to one embodiment of the invention, a directory system having a reference layer adapted to provide directory functionality and a supplemental layer adapted to provide supplemental directory functionality is provided. The supplemental layer is provided intermediate the reference layer and a user. A method of evaluating a query of the directory system includes receiving a query and determining whether the query can be evaluated by a non-persistent information store.

Claims

1-18. -18. (canceled)

19. In a directory system having a reference layer adapted to provide directory functionality, and a supplemental layer adapted to provide supplemental directory functionality, the supplemental layer provided intermediate the reference layer in a user, a method of evaluating a query comprising:

receiving a query; and

determining whether the query can be evaluated by a non-persistent information store.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising evaluating the query by the non-persistent information store.

21. The method of claim 19, and further comprising evaluating a portion of the query by the non-persistent information store.

22. The method of claim 19, wherein the non-persistent information store is an alternate evaluator, wherein an alternate evaluator further comprises:

a front end adapted to receive user requests;

a back end adapted to interface with a persistent information store; and

evaluator means operatively located between the front end and the back end, and adapted to utilize information resident in the non-persistent information store in preference to information in the persistent information store.

23. The method of claim 19, wherein the query comprises an operation defined in a standard selected from the group consisting of X.500, LDAP, and DSML.

24. A supplemental directory adapted to provide supplemental directory functionality in association with a reference directory having directory functionality, the supplemental directory being operative intermediate the reference directory and a user, wherein the supplemental directory comprises a non-persistent information store for use in evaluating queries.

25. The supplemental directory of claim 24, wherein the non-persistent information store is an alternate evaluator comprising:

a front end adapted to receive user requests;

a back end adapted to interface with a persistent information store; and

evaluator means operatively located between the front end and the back end, and adapted to utilize information resident in the non-persistent information store in preference to information in the persistent information store.

26. The supplemental directory of claim 24, wherein the supplemental directory is further operable to evaluate a query by the non-persistent information store.

27. The supplemental directory of claim 24, wherein the supplemental directory is further operable to evaluate a portion of a query by the non-persistent information store.

28. The supplemental directory of claim 24, wherein the non-persistent information store is an alternate evaluator, wherein the alternate evaluator comprises:

a front end adapted to receive user requests;

a back end adapted to interface with a persistent information store; and

evaluator means operatively located between the front end and the back end, and adapted to utilize information resident in the non-persistent information store in preference to information in the persistent information store.

29. The supplemental directory of claim 24, wherein the query comprises an operation defined in a standard selected from the group consisting of X.500, LDAP, and DSML.

30. A directory system comprising:

a reference directory adapted to provide directory functionality; and

a supplemental directory operative intermediate the reference layer in a user, the supplemental directory providing supplemental directory functionality in association with the reference layer; and

wherein the supplemental layer further comprises a non-persistent information store for use in evaluating queries.

31. The directory system of claim 30, and further comprising an overlay unit adapted to evaluate queries with reference to the non-persistent information store.

32. The directory system of claim 30, wherein the overlay unit is further adapted to evaluate queries with reference to a persistent information store.

33. The directory system of claim 30, wherein the supplemental directory is further operable to evaluate a query by the non-persistent information store.

34. The directory system of claim 30, wherein the supplemental directory is further operable to evaluate a portion of a query by the non-persistent information store.

35. The directory system of claim 30, wherein the non-persistent information store is an alternate evaluator, wherein the alternate evaluator comprises:

a front end adapted to receive user requests;

a back end adapted to interface with a persistent information store; and

evaluator means operatively located between the front end and the back end, and adapted to utilize information resident in the non-persistent information store in preference to information in the persistent information store.

36. The directory system of claim 33, wherein the query comprises an operation defined in a standard selection from the group consisting of X.500, LDAP, and DSML.

37-154. -154. (canceled)