Deletion in data file forwarding framework
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1. A method comprising:
- in a network of interconnected computer system nodes in which one or more data items are continuously forwarded among the nodes without storing the forwarded one or more data items on any fixed storage medium in the network wherein the forwarded data items are available for retrieval if a request to retrieve the data is received, receiving a request from a source system coupled to the network to delete at least one of the data file items being continuously forwarded, the request including a file name associated with the at least one data item to be deleted;
searching an index file associated with a central server in the network for the file name;
removing the file name from the index file;
locating the at least one data item represented by the file name in the network; and
directing the located at least one data file item to a computer system node in the network that does not forward or store data items.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for deletion in data file forwarding framework. A framework includes a network of interconnected computer system nodes in which data files are continuously forwarded from computer memory to computer memory without storing on any physical storage device in the network, a central server coupled to the network, and a deletion server coupled to the network.
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8 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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in a network of interconnected computer system nodes in which one or more data items are continuously forwarded among the nodes without storing the forwarded one or more data items on any fixed storage medium in the network wherein the forwarded data items are available for retrieval if a request to retrieve the data is received, receiving a request from a source system coupled to the network to delete at least one of the data file items being continuously forwarded, the request including a file name associated with the at least one data item to be deleted; searching an index file associated with a central server in the network for the file name; removing the file name from the index file; locating the at least one data item represented by the file name in the network; and directing the located at least one data file item to a computer system node in the network that does not forward or store data items. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A tangible computer readable medium embodying instructions for causing a data processing apparatus to perform a method for maintaining data items, the method comprising:
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in a network of interconnected computer system nodes in which one or more data items are continuously forwarded among the nodes without storing the forwarded one or more data items on any fixed storage medium in the network wherein the forwarded data items are available for retrieval if a request to retrieve the data is received, receiving a request from a source system coupled to the network to delete at least one of the data items being continuously forwarded, the request including a file name associated with the at least one data item to be deleted; searching an index file associated with a central server in the network for the file name; removing the file name from the index file; locating the at least one data item represented by the file name in the network; and directing the located at least one data file item to a computer system node in the network that does not forward or store data items. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A framework comprising:
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a network of interconnected computer system nodes in which one or more data items are continuously forwarded among the nodes without storing the forwarded one or more data items on any fixed storage medium in the network wherein the forwarded data items are available for retrieval if a request to retrieve the data is received; a central server coupled to the network; and a deletion server coupled to the network; wherein the central server is adapted to; receive a request to delete at least one of the data items being continuously forwarded in the network; search an index file associated with the central server for a file name representing the at least one data item to be deleted; remove the file name from the index file; locate the at least one data item represented by the file name in the network; and direct the located at least one data item to the deletion server. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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