Method, system, and program for accessing a network namespace

A system for accessing an object in a network providing communication among multiple network devices and a namespace server including a namespace comprising one network address for each network device in the system, wherein at least one network device in the network comprises:

• means for retrieving the namespace from the namespace server over the network during initialization of the network device;
• means for maintaining the retrieved namespace as a local namespace at the network device;
• and
• means for determining from the local namespace the network address of a target network device to use to send a request to the network address of the target network device.

An article of manufacture for accessing an object in a network providing communication among multiple network devices and a namespace server including a namespace comprising one network address for each network device in the system, the article of manufacture comprising computer usable media including at least one computer program and at least one work process embedded therein that causes at least one network device to perform:

• retrieving the namespace from the namespace server over the network during initialization of the network device;
• maintaining the retrieved namespace as a local namespace at the network device;
• and
• determining from the local namespace the network address of a target network device to use to send a request to the network address of the target network device.

A method for accessing an object in a network providing communication among multiple network devices and a namespace server including a namespace comprising one network address for each network device in the system, comprising:

• retrieving, with at least one network device, the namespace from the namespace server over the network;
• maintaining, with the at least one network device, the retrieved namespace as a local namespace at the network device;
• determining from the local namespace, with one network device, the network address of a target network device to use to send a request to the network address of the target network device;
• modifying, with one network device, an arrangement of objects;
• determining from the local namespace, with the network device modifying the objects, the network address of every other network device;
• and
• transmitting, with the network device modifying the arrangement of objects, information on the modified arrangement to every other determined network device and the namespace server.

A system for accessing an object in a network providing communication among multiple network devices and a namespace server including a namespace comprising one network address for each network device in the system, comprising:

• means for retrieving the namespace from the namespace server over the network;
• means for maintaining the retrieved namespace as a local namespace at the network device;
• means for determining from the local namespace the network address of a target network device to use to send a request to the network address of the target network device;
• means for modifying an arrangement of objects;
• means for determining from the local namespace the network address of every other network device;
• and
• means for transmitting information on the modified arrangement to every other determined network device and the namespace server.

An article of manufacture for accessing an object in a network providing communication among multiple network devices and a namespace server including a namespace comprising one network address for each network device in the system, wherein the article of manufacture causes at least one network device to perform:

• retrieving the namespace from the namespace server over the network;
• maintaining the retrieved namespace as a local namespace at the network device;
• determining from the local namespace the network address of a target network device to use to send a request to the network address of the target network device;
• modifying an arrangement of objects;
• determining from the local namespace the network address of every other network device;
• and
• transmitting information on the modified arrangement to every other determined network device and the namespace server.