Safe output protocol for files to multiple destinations with integrity check
First Claim
1. In a network, an apparatus for transferring one or more electronic files between a first system at a first location and one or more receiving systems remote from the first system, the apparatus comprising:
- a safe storage device for receiving and storing raw charging data;
a Formatting and Output Subsystem (FOS) comprising;
a microprocessor with an associated memory for storing instructions that, when executed by the microprocessor, cause the apparatus to;
receive the raw charging data from the safe storage device at predefined intervals;
extract and format call records from the raw charging data; and
prepare formatted charging data files for multicasting via a multicasting device; and
a file transfer manager for sending the formatted charging data files to a multicast data file store, wherein the formatted charging data files are sent to the one or more receiving systems.
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Abstract
Protocol is provided for safe transfer of files from between nodes of a communication system. The protocol includes a handshake operation between a source (local or initiating) node sending one or more files and a remote (responding) node receiving the files to ensure that control of the file remains with the source node a configurable amount of time until the file is successfully transferred. A file transfer manager controls the transfer process through a series of file moves that include moving the file into a directory associated with the file transfer manager, from which the file is sent and moving the file out of that directory after the remote node acknowledges a safe copy operation of the file. Files can be retrieved by the remote node after they have been transmitted, after which they will be deleted from the local node.
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2 Claims
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1. In a network, an apparatus for transferring one or more electronic files between a first system at a first location and one or more receiving systems remote from the first system, the apparatus comprising:
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a safe storage device for receiving and storing raw charging data; a Formatting and Output Subsystem (FOS) comprising; a microprocessor with an associated memory for storing instructions that, when executed by the microprocessor, cause the apparatus to; receive the raw charging data from the safe storage device at predefined intervals; extract and format call records from the raw charging data; and prepare formatted charging data files for multicasting via a multicasting device; and a file transfer manager for sending the formatted charging data files to a multicast data file store, wherein the formatted charging data files are sent to the one or more receiving systems. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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