Patent ID: 8612374
Filing Date: 2013-12-17
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for read-ahead prediction of subsequent requests to send data between a client coupled to a server via a network, the method comprising: receiving at a traffic management device a request for a part of at least one of a data file or a metadata from a client computing device; selecting with the traffic management device from two or more of a sequential prediction engine, an expert prediction engine and a learning prediction engine to predict a read-ahead of the at least one of the data file or the metadata; determining with the traffic management device one or more additional read-ahead parts of the at least one of the data file or metadata based on the selection; and prefetching and sending with the traffic management device the determined one or more additional read-ahead parts of the at least one of the data file or metadata to the client computing device prior to receiving another request.