Hybrid off-peak and just-in-time integration
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1. A method for combining off-peak and just-in-time (JIT) retrieval of directory information, the method comprising:
- providing a hybrid integrator operating with an integration directory capable of retrieving directory information in a JIT manner;
receiving a request for directory information at the hybrid integrator;
recording the request in the hybrid integrator;
forwarding the request to an integration directory after the request is recorded in the hybrid integrator;
determining, by the integration directory, a location corresponding to a set of current attribute values for responding to the request;
retrieving the set of current attribute values in a JIT manner from at least one of the following;
the directory server, and an external source;
determining whether each of the set of current attribute values corresponding to the request is current, wherein the determination is delayed until an off-peak period in the case that the request is received during a peak period; and
retrieving a set of updated current attribute values based on the determining, wherein the retrieving is delayed until the off-peak period in the case that the request is received during the peak period, and wherein the set of updated current attributes is retrieved from at least one of the following;
a directory server, and an external source.
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Abstract
The invention is directed to off-peak and just-in-time (JIT) retrieval of directory information to reduce network traffic and load on directory servers and/or data sources by requesting only the information that is currently needed from the directory server, while subsequently updating the directory information during an off-peak period in the case that the directory information retrieved in a JIT manner is outdated. In these embodiments, a hybrid integrator operable with an integration directory capable of retrieving directory information in a JIT manner provides this functionality.
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1. A method for combining off-peak and just-in-time (JIT) retrieval of directory information, the method comprising:
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providing a hybrid integrator operating with an integration directory capable of retrieving directory information in a JIT manner; receiving a request for directory information at the hybrid integrator; recording the request in the hybrid integrator; forwarding the request to an integration directory after the request is recorded in the hybrid integrator; determining, by the integration directory, a location corresponding to a set of current attribute values for responding to the request; retrieving the set of current attribute values in a JIT manner from at least one of the following;
the directory server, and an external source;determining whether each of the set of current attribute values corresponding to the request is current, wherein the determination is delayed until an off-peak period in the case that the request is received during a peak period; and retrieving a set of updated current attribute values based on the determining, wherein the retrieving is delayed until the off-peak period in the case that the request is received during the peak period, and wherein the set of updated current attributes is retrieved from at least one of the following;
a directory server, and an external source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A directory apparatus for off-peak and just-in-time (JIT) retrieval of directory information, comprising:
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a directory server operable with an integration directory capable of retrieving directory information in a JIT manner; memory operably associated with the directory server; and a hybrid integrator storable in memory and executable by the directory server, the hybrid integrator comprising; a transaction recorder configured to; receive a request for directory information; and record the request for directory information; forward the request to an integration directory after the request is recorded in the hybrid integrator; and an off-peak integrator configured to; determine, by the integration directory, a location corresponding to a set of current attribute values for responding to the request; retrieve the set of current attribute values in a JIT manner from at least one of the following;
the directory server, and an external source;determine whether each of the set of current attribute values corresponding to the request is current; and retrieve a set of updated current attribute values based on the determining, wherein the set of updated current attributes is retrieved from at least one of the following;
a directory server, and an external source. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer-readable storage medium storing computer instructions, which when executed, enables a computer system operating with a directory server to provide off-peak and just-in-time (JIT) retrieval of directory information, the computer instructions comprising:
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receiving a request for directory information at a hybrid integrator; recording the request in the hybrid integrator; forwarding the request to an integration directory after the request is recorded in the hybrid integrator; determining, by the integration directory, a location corresponding to a set of current attribute values for responding to the request; retrieving, by the integration directory, a set of current attribute values in a JIT manner from at least one of the following;
the directory server, and an external source;determining whether each of the set of current attribute values corresponding to the request is current, wherein the determination is delayed until an off-peak period in the case that the request is received during a peak period; and retrieving a set of updated current attribute values based on the determining, wherein the retrieving is delayed until the off-peak period in the case that the request is received during the peak period, and wherein the set of updated current attributes is retrieved from at least one of the following;
a directory server, and an external source. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for deploying a hybrid integrator and an integration directory for use in a computer system to provide off-peak and just-in-time retrieval of directory information, comprising:
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providing a computer infrastructure operable to; receive a request for directory information at the hybrid integrator; record the request in the hybrid integrator; forward the request to an integration directory after the request is recorded in the hybrid integrator; determine, by the integration directory, a location corresponding to a set of current attribute values for responding to the request; retrieve the set of current attribute values in a JIT manner from at least one of the following;
a directory server, and an external source;determine whether each of the set of current attribute values corresponding to the request is current, wherein the determination is delayed until an off-peak period in the case that the request is received during a peak period; and retrieve a set of updated current attribute values based on the determining, wherein the retrieving is delayed until the off-peak period in the case that the request is received during the peak period, and wherein the set of updated current attributes is retrieved from at least one of the following;
a directory server, and an external source. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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