Network processor for cache array routing
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1. A method of responding to a URL request comprising:
- receiving the URL request from a client computer;
determining a cache in a cache array that stores a URL corresponding to the URL request; and
redirecting the URL request to the determined cache;
wherein said determining and redirecting is executed by a network processor that is transparent to said client computer.
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Abstract
A transparent network processor receives a URL request from a client computer and determines a cache in a cache array that stores a URL corresponding to the URL request. The network processor then redirects the URL request to the determined cache.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of responding to a URL request comprising:
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receiving the URL request from a client computer;
determining a cache in a cache array that stores a URL corresponding to the URL request; and
redirecting the URL request to the determined cache;
wherein said determining and redirecting is executed by a network processor that is transparent to said client computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon that when executed by a processor cause the processor, after receiving a URL request from a client computer, to:
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determine a cache in a cache array that stores a URL corresponding to the URL request; and
redirect the URL request to the determined cache;
wherein said determine and redirect operations are executed by a network processor that is transparent to said client computer. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A communication network comprising:
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a network processor; and
a cache array coupled to said network processor;
wherein said network processor is programmed to receive a URL request from a client computer, determine a cache in the cache array that stores a URL corresponding to the URL request, and redirect the URL request to the determined cache and wherein said network processor is transparent to said client computer. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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