Apparatus and method for a proxy cache
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1. An apparatus for caching data in a network, the apparatus comprising:
- a proxy cache configured to receive request for an object from a client and to fetch data blocks from a server if the data blocks are not stored in the proxy cache;
the proxy cache configured to cache the data blocks in a hierarchical relationship within the object and as an active data set.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, the invention provides an apparatus for caching data in a network, with the apparatus including a proxy cache configured to receive request for an object from a client and to fetch data blocks from a server. The proxy cache may be configured to cache the data blocks in a hierarchical relationship within the object. The object may be, for example, a data file or a directory. The data blocks that are cached in the proxy cache define an active data set which is based upon a request from a client.
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28 Claims
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1. An apparatus for caching data in a network, the apparatus comprising:
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a proxy cache configured to receive request for an object from a client and to fetch data blocks from a server if the data blocks are not stored in the proxy cache;
the proxy cache configured to cache the data blocks in a hierarchical relationship within the object and as an active data set. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for caching data in a network, the method comprising:
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receiving request for an object from a client;
if each data block in the requested object is in the cache, then sending the requested object to the client;
if a data block in the requested object is missing, then fetching the data block from a server, filling the data block in a hierarchical relationship and as part of an active data set, and sending the requested object to the client. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An article of manufacture, comprising:
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a machine-readable medium having stored thereon instructions to;
receive a request for an object from a client;
if each data block in the requested object is in the cache, then send the requested object to the client;
if a data block in the requested object is missing, then fetch the data block from a server, filling the data block in a hierarchical relationship and as part of an active data set, and sending the requested object to the client.
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