Network Memory Data Integrity via Peer State Reconciliation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current communication network architectures face challenges in ensuring data integrity and efficiency, particularly in centralized and distributed server systems, where bandwidth bottlenecks and high latency hinder application performance and data access, and caching mechanisms struggle with dynamic content and data coherence.
Innovation Solution
A network memory system comprising appliances that determine the local accessibility of data and perform reconciliation operations to ensure data integrity, reducing network traffic and latency by transparently intercepting and managing data requests and responses, and maintaining data coherence without relying on traditional caching methods.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If centralized server implementation is used, then data management simplicity is improved, but application performance deteriorates due to bandwidth bottlenecks and high latency
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the centralized server system into multiple distributed servers located in different offices. Each server handles local data requests independently, dividing the monolithic centralized system into functional units that can operate autonomously while maintaining data coherence through peer state information exchange.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces peer state information as an intermediary mechanism between distributed servers. This intermediary carries data status information that enables servers to make intelligent decisions about data retrieval and synchronization without direct centralized coordination, resolving the performance bottleneck while maintaining simplicity.
2Productivity
If distributed server implementation is used, then application performance is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes each distributed server universal by equipping it with the ability to both serve local requests and act as a peer for other servers. Each server runs the same software and maintains peer state information about all other servers, allowing any server to fulfill any data request regardless of location, thereby simplifying the overall system architecture.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where servers continuously exchange peer state information about data status and availability. This feedback loop enables automatic adaptation and coordination without complex centralized management, reducing system complexity while maintaining distributed performance benefits.
3Speed
If traditional caching mechanisms are used, then data access speed is improved, but data coherence deteriorates with dynamic content
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the caching mechanism dynamic by introducing peer state information that continuously tracks data status. Instead of static cache invalidation policies, the system dynamically adapts cache behavior based on real-time data status information exchanged between peers, maintaining coherence for dynamic content while preserving fast local access.
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AI summary
A first appliance for ensuring data integrity in network memory is disclosed. The first appliance includes a processor and a communications interface that communicates over a communication network with a second appliance of the network memory. The processor determines whether reconciliation between a first peer state information in the first appliance and a second peer state information in the second appliance is needed. The first peer state information and the second peer state information track the status of data in the network memory. The processor determines an action to reconcile the first peer state information with the second peer state information based on a positive determination that the reconciliation is needed. The processor then performs the action to reconcile the first peer state information with the second peer state information.