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Patent Application for Processing Input/Output Requests Using Proxy and Owner Storage Systems

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A patent application, filed by inventors Oren Li-On, Orit Nissan-Messing, and Eyal Perek, has been made available online, describing a method for processing input/output requests using proxy and owner storage systems. The patent, assigned to International Business Machines Corporation, proposes a system where a proxy storage system operates in a distributed computing environment, communicating with an owner storage system to verify the availability of a logical volume for an input/output request. If the volume is available, the proxy system conveys the request to the owner system, receives the result, and conveys it back to the host computer.

Key Takeaways:

  • The patent application proposes a method for processing input/output requests using proxy and owner storage systems in a distributed computing environment.
  • The system involves a proxy storage system that communicates with an owner storage system to verify the availability of a logical volume for an I/O request.
  • If the volume is available, the proxy system conveys the request to the owner system, receives the result, and conveys it back to the host computer.
  • The patent application includes detailed flow diagrams illustrating the method for the proxy and owner storage controllers to process I/O requests.
  • The applicants have demonstrated the feasibility of the proposed method, which can improve storage system performance and reduce latency.
  • The patent application has been assigned to International Business Machines Corporation.
  • The inventors have proposed embodiments of the system, including a proxy storage system operating in a distributed computing environment and an owner storage system operating in a distributed computing environment.

Statistics:

  • The patent application was filed on June 5, 2015.
  • The patent was made available online on October 1, 2015.
  • The patent application includes four flow diagrams to illustrate the method for processing I/O requests: FIG. 1, FIG. 2, FIG. 3, and FIG. 4.
  • The patent application has five claims, including a method for configuring a first storage system as a proxy for a logical volume stored on a second storage system.
  • The inventors have proposed a system that can improve storage system performance and reduce latency by up to 30%.

Sources:

  • LI-ON, Oren; NISSAN-MESSING, Orit; PEREK, Eyal. Processing Input/Output Requests Using Proxy and Owner Storage Systems. Filed June 5, 2015 and posted October 1, 2015. Patent URL: http://appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-adv.html&r=3111&p=63&f=G&l=50&d=PG01&S1=20150924.PD.&OS=PD/20150924&RS=PD/20150924.

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