Virtualized data storage system architecture

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10831721
APP PUB NO 20100241673A1
SERIAL NO

12730185

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Virtual storage arrays consolidate branch data storage at data centers connected via wide area networks. Virtual storage arrays appear to storage clients as local data storage; however, virtual storage arrays actually store data at the data center. The virtual storage arrays overcomes bandwidth and latency limitations of the wide area network by predicting and prefetching storage blocks, which are then cached at the branch location. Virtual storage arrays leverage an understanding of the semantics and structure of high-level data structures associated with storage blocks to predict which storage blocks are likely to be requested by a storage client in the near future. Virtual storage arrays determine the association between requested storage blocks and corresponding high-level data structure entities to predict additional high-level data structure entities that are likely to be accessed. From this, the virtual storage array identifies the additional storage blocks for prefetching.

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  • RIVERBED TECHNOLOGY INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Demmer, Michael J San Francisco, US 33 3180
Gupta, Nitin Fremont, US 257 2684
McCanne, Steven Berkeley, US 68 6230
Wu, David Tze-Si San Francisco, US 56 2689

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