US 2015/0106420 A1 · METHODS, DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR COORDINATING NETWORK-BASED COMMUNICATION IN DISTRIBUTED SERVER SYSTEMS WITH SDN SWITCHING

Abstract

Systems, methods and devices relating to coordinated network communication (e.g. transport-layer communication) of client requests and client request responses between a client and a distributed network service system, the network service nodes of the distributed network service system comprising a storage resource, a network interface, and a computer processor module for sending a coordinated network communication of data request responses to the client upon receipt of (1) network communication of client requests from clients; or (2) communication data channel information from another network service node. There is also provided a network switching device for managing a coordinated network communication of data transactions between clients and a distributed network service system comprising a plurality of network service nodes, the network switching device configured to manage higher-layer data units to coordinate a network communication of data transactions between clients and a distributed network service system.

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Dependent claims

A network service node for use in a distributed network service system comprising a plurality of network service nodes supporting distributed network communications with a client, the network service node comprising:

a storage resource for use by at least one client-accessible service;
a network interface to the network service system;
and
a processor configured to process a client request when related to said at least one client-accessible service upon both:
receipt of said client request when directed to the node;
and
indirect receipt of said client request, when directed to another node of the distributed network service system, along with related communication channel state information required for the node to become stateful with the client in directly fulfilling said client request with the client.

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A distributed network service system accessible by a client, comprising:

a plurality of network service nodes, each node comprising:
a storage resource associated therewith for use by at least one client-accessible service;
and
a processor configured to process a given client request when related to said at least one client-accessible service using said storage resource upon both:
receipt of said given client request when directed to said given node;
and
indirect receipt of said client request, when directed to another node of the distributed network service system, along with related communication channel state information required for said given node to become stateful with the client in directly fulfilling said client request with the client;
and
a network switching device interfacing between said plurality of network service nodes and the client to direct said given client request to said given node in fulfilling said given client request.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Methods, devices and systems for coordinating network-based communication in distributed server systems with sdn switching

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Methods, devices and systems for coordinating network-based communication in distributed server systems with sdn switching

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Abstract

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