Apparatus and method for processing data in a network
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1. In a proxy cache device, a method of performing a delayed write operation to a server, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a proxy cache device, a write operation from a client, wherein the client is coupled by a first communication network to the proxy cache device, and the proxy cache device is coupled by a second communication network to the server;
buffering, by the proxy cache device, write data associated with the write operation via the first communication network from the client; and
performing a delayed write operation from the proxy cache device via the second communication network to the server, the delayed write operation involving the buffered write data.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of transforming a request from a client to a proxy cache, the method comprising: receiving a request from a client, where the request is based upon a first open standard protocol; and translating the request from the first open standard protocol into a second open standard protocol at a file system level; and transmitting the request in the second open standard protocol to a server.
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1. In a proxy cache device, a method of performing a delayed write operation to a server, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a proxy cache device, a write operation from a client, wherein the client is coupled by a first communication network to the proxy cache device, and the proxy cache device is coupled by a second communication network to the server; buffering, by the proxy cache device, write data associated with the write operation via the first communication network from the client; and performing a delayed write operation from the proxy cache device via the second communication network to the server, the delayed write operation involving the buffered write data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus for performing a delayed write operation to a server, the apparatus comprising:
a proxy cache device configured to receive a write operation from a client, wherein the client is coupled by a first communication network to the proxy cache device, and the proxy cache device is coupled by a second communication network to the server, buffer write data associated with the write operation via the first communication network from the client, and perform a delayed write operation from the proxy cache device via the second communication network to the server, the delayed write operation involving the buffered write data. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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