Patent ID: 7603359
Filing Date: 2009-10-13
Classification: H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method, within a first computer system including at least a hardware processor and a hardware storage, for maintaining federated name context bindings in a name space, said method comprising: the first computer system binding, with a durable subscription, a first reference within a first name space of the first computer system to a second name space on a second computer system including at least a hardware processor and hardware storage, wherein said step of binding includes: administering with a graphical user interface of said first computer system said binding of said first reference to said second name space, said administering including: the first computer system establishing a durable subscription at said second computer system for said binding utilizing communication with said second computer system over a network; based upon the durable subscription, the first computer system automatically receiving notification of a change affecting said binding from said second computer system; and in response to the notification, the first computer system rebinding said first reference in said first name space, wherein said rebinding further comprises updating the entry in the database to reflect rebinding to a third name space on said second system all references in said first name space on said first computer system that are bound to said second computer system.