Patent ID: 6490625
Filing Date: 2002-12-03
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A server system comprising:at least one first server, comprising a generic cache component having at least one cache of items associated therewith, for receiving user requests for performing operations on said items, for determining if user requests relate to items stored at said at least one cache, for determining and executing the item-specific operations for the user requests which relate to said stored items, and for executing default operations for the user requests for items not stored at said at least one cache, said default operations including relaying said user requests to at least one application-specific second server; and at least one second application-specific miss server in communication with said at least one first server for receiving item-specific operation requests from the at least one first server, for implementing application-specific policies for the distribution of items to clients by executing said item-specific operation requests directly or by linking to one of a plurality of other servers from which non-cached items can be obtained; and for implementing application-specific policies for managing the at least one cache at said at least one hit server.