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AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsMathew George, David M. Kruse, James T. Pinkerton, Thomas E. Jolly
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A lease system is described herein that allows clients to request a lease to a remote file, wherein the lease permits access to the file across multiple applications using multiple handles without extra round trips to a server. When multiple applications on the same client (or multiple components of the same application) request access to the same file, the client specifies the same lease identifier to the server for each open request or may handle the request from the cache based on the existing lease. Because the server identifies the client's cache at the client level rather than the individual file request level, the client receives fewer break notifications and is able to cache remote files in more circumstances. Thus, by providing the ability to cache data in more circumstances common with modern applications, the lease system reduces bandwidth, improves server scalability, and provides faster access to data.
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A computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions for controlling a computer system to cache information at a client related to remote files stored at a server, wherein the instructions, when executed at a client, cause at least one processor to perform actions comprising:
A system comprising:
A method for controlling a computer system to cache information at a client related to remote files stored at a server, the method comprising:
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