FAST FILE SERVER METHODS AND SYSTEMS
First Claim
1. A method for a client to receive data from a server, comprising the steps of:
- receiving access to a configuration file including one or more network identifications and one or more security keys from the server;
generating a request for data on the server using the one or more network identifications;
supplying the one or more security keys to the server to access the data; and
receiving the data over one or more of the one or more networks identifications.
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Abstract
The invention provides, in one aspect, an improved system for data access comprising a file server that is coupled to a client device or application executing thereon via one or more networks. The server comprises static storage that is organized in one or more directories, each containing, zero, one or more files. The server also comprises a file system operable, in cooperation with a file system on the client device, to provide authorized applications executing on the client device access to those directories and/or files. Fast file server (FFS) software or other functionality executing on or in connection with the server responds to requests received from the client by transferring requested data to the client device over multiple network pathways. That data can comprise, for example, directory trees, files (or portions thereof), and so forth.
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1. A method for a client to receive data from a server, comprising the steps of:
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receiving access to a configuration file including one or more network identifications and one or more security keys from the server; generating a request for data on the server using the one or more network identifications; supplying the one or more security keys to the server to access the data; and receiving the data over one or more of the one or more networks identifications. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method to supply data from a server, comprising the steps of:
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listening for requests to the server on one or more network interfaces identified in a configuration file, the configuration file including one or more security keys; responding to a request for data including validating the request based on the one or more security keys; and supplying the data to a client over the one or more network interfaces identified in the configuration file. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of data transfer between a server and a client comprising:
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communicating with a server via at least one of a plurality of networks; receiving a configuration file stored on the server, the configuration file including one or more network identifications and one or more security keys from the server; verifying access authority of the client to receive the configuration file; and generating a request for data from the server using the one or more network identifications; acting on the request for data, where the requested data is transferred over the one or more network identifications. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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