Offload Token Splitting for Large Data Transfer
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional data transfer methods are inefficient, especially with large data sets and over networks, due to increased transfer times and security complexities, and existing offload technologies are limited by fixed token sizes.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of a mechanism that allows for the use of larger tokens, which can be physically or virtually split into smaller subtokens for offload reads and combined for offload writes, enabling more efficient data handling and transfer.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If traditional data transfer methods are used to read data from source location to destination location, then data can be transferred, but transfer time increases significantly with large data sets
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates tokens that are copies or representations of the actual data, allowing the token to be transferred instead of the raw data. This token copying mechanism enables efficient data representation and transfer without moving the entire data set, thereby improving transfer efficiency while reducing time loss.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces tokens as intermediary objects between the source and destination locations. These tokens serve as mediators that represent the data and enable transfer operations without directly moving the underlying data, thus resolving the contradiction between transfer efficiency and time consumption.
2Adaptability or versatility
If data is accessed over a network, then remote data transfer is enabled, but additional network delays are imposed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates token copies that can be transmitted over networks more efficiently than the actual data. These token representations enable remote access capability while minimizing network transfer delays, as tokens are smaller and can be cached or pre-transferred.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent allows for preliminary token creation and validation before actual data transfer operations. This preliminary action enables remote systems to prepare and validate tokens in advance, reducing the time required for actual data access operations over the network.
3Reliability
If security measures are implemented to protect data, then data security is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses tokens as simplified copies that encapsulate security information. Instead of implementing complex security checks on the actual data, the system validates tokens which contain the necessary security credentials, thereby improving security while reducing system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces tokens as intermediary objects that handle security validation. These tokens serve as mediators between the data and access requests, centralizing security logic in the token validation process rather than dispersing it throughout the storage system, thus improving security while managing complexity.
4Ease of manufacture
If fixed token size is used in offload technology, then implementation is simplified, but efficiency is reduced for large data sets
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments large data sets into multiple fixed-size tokens. Each token maintains a manageable size for simple implementation, while multiple tokens can represent larger data sets collectively. This segmentation approach preserves implementation simplicity while improving efficiency for handling large amounts of data through batched token operations.
Data Source
AI summary
Aspects of the subject matter described herein relate to offload technology. In aspects, a mechanism is described that allows an offload provider to use larger tokens. The larger token may be physical or virtual. In response to an offload read command, a larger token may be created and data from the larger token may be split or injected into multiple tokens of a smaller size. In response to an offload write command, data from the multiple tokens may be combined into a larger token and/or extracted and used to obtain bulk data.