Patent ID: 7107291
Filing Date: 2006-09-12
Classification: H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A data access method comprising the steps of: transmitting a first request, from a first server device connected to a first network to a second server device connected to a second network, asking for usage of data which have been stored in a first storage device connected to the first network, the second server device and the first storage device being connected via the second network; transmitting a second request, in response to a reception of the first request at the second server device, from the second server device to the first storage device, asking for data processing in accordance with the first request; processing the data at the first storage device upon receipt of the second request; and transmitting data processed at the first storage device to a second storage device after completion of processing data via the second network to reduce traffic in the first network, the data transmitted to the second storage device being used by the first server device.