Patent ID: 7383271
Filing Date: 2008-06-03
Classification: H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for processing a configuration data change, said method comprising: receiving a request from a user to implement a change in configuration data, said configuration data defining an operation of a client, said configuration data being stored in configuration databases at one or more locations, each of said configuration databases at each location including a write partition and replicas of the write partition, wherein a part of the replicas of the write partition for each of said configuration databases is additionally stored at another location; storing the received request in a memory area of the configuration databases at a first location; requesting topology data from the write partition of the memory area at the first location based on the configuration data, said topology data defining a relationship between the client and the configuration data; receiving the requested topology data from the memory area, said received topology data identifying the client in response to the received request from the user; identifying a notification service at the first location of the memory area associated with the identified client; and notifying the identified notification service of the change in the configuration data, wherein notifying includes generating a notification manifest identifying the client, said notification manifest defining the change in configuration data and specifying the client affected by the change.