Patent ID: 7698431
Filing Date: 2010-04-13
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A network memory system that provides pre-positioned data, the network memory system comprising: a first appliance comprising a pre-positioning controller, the first appliance communicatively coupled with and positioned between a first computer and a network; and a second appliance comprising a pre-positioning receiver and a second memory, the second appliance communicatively coupled with and positioned between a second computer and the network, the first appliance and the second appliance at different physical locales separated by the network; wherein the a pre-positioning controller of the first appliance is configured to execute a pre-positioning command to position data at the second appliance by sending the data from the first appliance to the second appliance, the pre-positioning command executed in anticipation of a request for the data by the second computer; and wherein the pre-positioning receiver is configured to receive the sent data according to the executed pre-positioning command, the sent data stored in the second memory of the second appliance and available to the second computer when requested thereby.