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Patent US7831641 - Large file support for a network file server - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA NAS switch provides large file support to a file server in a decentralized storage network such as a NAS (Network Attached Storage) storage network. For example, files greater than 2-GB can be stored on a 32-bit commodity file server. The NAS switch sits in the data path of a client on the front end...http://www.google.com/patents/US7831641?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7831641 - Large file support for a network file serverAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7831641 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/832,785Publication dateNov 9, 2010Filing dateApr 26, 2004Priority dateApr 24, 2003Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS20040267831, WO2004097624A1Publication number10832785, 832785, US 7831641 B2, US 7831641B2, US-B2-7831641, US7831641 B2, US7831641B2InventorsThomas K. Wong, Panagiotis Tsirigotis, Anand Iyengar, Rajeev ChawlaOriginal AssigneeNeopath Networks, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (101), Non-Patent Citations (75), Referenced by (13), Classifications (21), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetLarge file support for a network file server
This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. �119(e) to: U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/478,154, filed on Apr. 24, 2003, entitled �Method and Apparatus to Provide Large File Support to a Network File Server,� by Thomas K. Wong et al.; U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/465,579, filed on Apr. 24, 2003, entitled �Method and Apparatus for Transparent File Migration Using the Technique of Namespace Replication,� by Thomas K. Wong et al.; U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/465,578, filed on Apr. 24, 2003, entitled �Method and Apparatus for Transparent File Replication Using the Technique of Namespace Replication,� by Thomas K. Wong et al.; and is related to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/831,376, filed on Apr. 23, 2004, entitled �Transparent File Migration Using Namespace Replication,� by Thomas K. Wong et al.; and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/831,701, filed on Apr. 23, 2004, entitled �Transparent File Replication Using Namespace Replication,� by Thomas K. Wong et al., each of which applications are herein incorporated by reference in their entirety.
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