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Patent US8180747 - Load sharing cluster file systems - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsLoad sharing clusters in which each node is responsible for one or more non-overlapping subset(s) of the cluster namespace and will process only those requests that access file or directory objects in the partitioned namespace that the node controls while redirecting requests designated for other nodes....http://www.google.com/patents/US8180747?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8180747 - Load sharing cluster file systemsAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS8180747 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/268,601Publication dateMay 15, 2012Filing dateNov 11, 2008Priority dateNov 12, 2007Fee statusLapsedAlso published asUS20090210431Publication number12268601, 268601, US 8180747 B2, US 8180747B2, US-B2-8180747, US8180747 B2, US8180747B2InventorsVladan Z. Marinkovic, Thomas K. Wong, Saravanan Coimbatore, Chitra Makkar, Suma Suresh, Borislav Marinov, Ron S. VogelOriginal AssigneeF5 Networks, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (261), Non-Patent Citations (83), Referenced by (15), Classifications (9), Legal Events (5) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetLoad sharing cluster file systems
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