Uniform Resource Description File for Network Resource Acquisition
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing computer network systems face confusion in resource protocols and lack centralized version management, leading to failed or inefficient resource acquisition by customer terminals.
Innovation Solution
A method and system where customer terminals use a uniform resource description file to load a resource list containing resource identifications and path information, enabling them to send targeted requests for resources and manage protocol and version information, allowing for accurate and efficient resource acquisition.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If resources are stored in multiple different memory devices with different resource protocols, then resource storage capacity is increased, but resource acquisition efficiency deteriorates due to protocol confusion
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a uniform resource description file as an intermediary that standardizes resource information across multiple storage devices. This file contains standardized path information and resource identifiers that enable customer terminals to locate and acquire resources without being affected by the underlying diversity of storage protocols, thus resolving the contradiction between distributed storage capacity and acquisition efficiency
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the parameter representation of resource information by introducing a unified description format with standardized fields (resource identifier, path information, version information). This parameter standardization allows the system to maintain multiple storage devices with different protocols while providing a consistent interface for resource acquisition, thereby improving efficiency without sacrificing storage capacity
2Reliability
If each customer terminal stores required resources locally, then resource access availability is improved, but memory space utilization deteriorates due to redundant storage
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments resource information into two parts: a uniform resource description file (containing resource identifiers, path information, and version information) that is centrally managed, and the actual resource data that remains in centralized storage. Customer terminals only store the lightweight description files locally, enabling fast access through path lookup without duplicating the actual resource content, thus achieving high availability with minimal memory space consumption
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a virtual copy of resource location information through the uniform resource description file. Instead of copying actual resource data to each terminal, the system copies only the metadata (path information and identifiers) that enables terminals to locate resources efficiently. This virtual copying mechanism provides fast access while avoiding the memory space waste of duplicating large resource files
3Productivity
If a centralized resource management system is implemented with uniform resource description files, then resource acquisition efficiency is improved, but system complexity increases due to centralized management requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The uniform resource description file serves multiple functions simultaneously: it acts as a resource catalog, a location map, a version control mechanism, and a protocol adapter. By consolidating these functions into a single standardized data structure, the system achieves efficient resource acquisition without proportionally increasing complexity, as the same file structure handles multiple management tasks
Data Source
AI summary
A resource acquisition method uses a customer terminal to load a resource list defined in a uniform resource description file, where the resource list contains resource identifications and corresponding path information of the resources required by the customer terminal. The customer terminal obtains the path information of the required resource from the resource list according to the resource identification of the resource, and sends a request message to acquire the resource according to the path information. The customer terminal is thus able to accurately and rapidly obtain the required resources over a network, greatly improving the success rate and work efficiency of resource acquisition. This disclosure also discloses a network system for data communication and communication equipment that utilize the resource acquisition method.