Arrangements and methods for access to stored data
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1. A device comprising:
- a memory; and
a processor to;
send, to a network device, a message requesting access to content via the network device,the content being available to the network device via a network,receive, from the network device and based on sending the message, information identifying one or more conditions,the one or more conditions indicating an ability of the network device to provide the access to the content,determine that the one or more conditions satisfy one or more criteria associated with the device obtaining the content,initiate, based on the one or more conditions satisfying the one or more criteria, access to the content via the network device,obtain the content from the network device based on initiating the access to the content, andstore the accessed content in the memory.
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Abstract
An access server generates a handshake with storage servers resulting in more rapid access to the stored data, for example, video data, by a user. The handshake also results in load balancing effects.
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1. A device comprising:
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a memory; and a processor to; send, to a network device, a message requesting access to content via the network device, the content being available to the network device via a network, receive, from the network device and based on sending the message, information identifying one or more conditions, the one or more conditions indicating an ability of the network device to provide the access to the content, determine that the one or more conditions satisfy one or more criteria associated with the device obtaining the content, initiate, based on the one or more conditions satisfying the one or more criteria, access to the content via the network device, obtain the content from the network device based on initiating the access to the content, and store the accessed content in the memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a device and from a user device, a request for content; sending, by a device and based on receiving the request, a message, to a plurality of network devices, requesting access to the content, the content being available to the plurality of network devices via at least one network; receiving, by the device and from the plurality of network devices, information identifying respective conditions associated with an ability of each network device, of the plurality of network devices, to provide access to the content; selecting, by the device, at least one network device, of the plurality of network devices, based on a comparison of the respective conditions to one or more requirements associated with providing the content to the user device; initiating, by the device, access to the content via the at least one network device; and causing, by the device and based on initiating the access to the content, the content to be provided to the user device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory memory device storing instructions, the instructions comprising:
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one or more instructions that, when executed by a first device, cause the first device to receive, from a second device, a request for access to content, the content being available to the first device via a network; one or more instructions that, when executed by the first device, cause the first device to determine one or more conditions associated with an ability of the first device to provide the content to the second device; one or more instructions that, when executed by the first device, cause the first device to forward, to the second device, an offer identifying the one or more conditions; one or more instructions that, when executed by the first device, cause the first device to receive, based on forwarding the offer, an acceptance of the offer; one or more instructions that, when executed by the first device, cause the first device to acquire, based on receiving the acceptance, at least a portion of the content via the network; and one or more instructions that, when executed by the first device, cause the first device to provide the at least the portion of the content to the second device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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