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Federated operating system for a server
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Inventors: Hankinson, Bradley K. T.; Suggs, Brian D.;
Assignee: Kawaii; Hachiro (JP)
Primary Examiner: Etienne; Ario
Assistant Examiner: Edelman; Bradley
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Sierra Patent Group, Ltd.
A server, methods, and software, for implementing a distributed, high capacity, high speed, operating system are disclosed. One embodiment concerns a Web server that is implemented with a plurality of members which are categorized into member classes. Each member class has a distinct specialized operating system that is optimized for its function. Together, the operating systems of the members make up an operating system referred to as the Federated Operating System.TM.. One illustrative embodiment includes a receiver member, a dispatcher member, and a responder member. Each member has an internal network interface for coupling to an internal network which is used for communications between the members. Members can be located in the same enclosure or can be separated over large distances. Receiver members and responder members also have an external network interface for coupling to an external network such as the Internet. Receiver members receive requests from clients over the external network, and pass off data from the requests to dispatcher members over the internal network. A dispatcher member uses the internal network to send information to a responder member, instructing the responder member to send data requested by the client to the client over the external network. Preferred embodiments of the invention use address and host lookup algorithms that execute in a fixed amount of time even when searching large databases, which permits real time processing of a large number of connections. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION Various aspects of the invention concern a server, methods, and software for implementing a distributed, high capacity, high speed, operating system referred to as the Federated Operating System.
TM.
(Federated OS.
TM.
).
("Federated Operating System.
TM.
" and "Federated OS.
TM.
" are trademarks of Thunder River Technologies, Inc.
) One embodiment of the invention concerns a web server that is implemented with a plurality of members which are categorized into member classes.
Each member class has a distinct specialized operating system that is optimized for its function.
Although each class of operating system is unique, most member classes, or all member classes, have common characteristics inherited from a common parent class.
Together, the operating systems of the members make up the Federated Operating System.
One illustrative embodiment includes at least one receiver member, at least one dispatcher member, and at least one responder member.
Each member has an internal network interface for coupling to an internal network which is used for communications between the members.
The internal network can be implemented with, for example, a backplane, a crossbar switch, a LAN, a WAN, or a wireless link (which could include a satellite link).
Receiver members and responder members also have an external network interface for coupling to an external network such as the Internet.
The external network can also be, for example, a LAN, a WAN, or a wireless network (which could include satellite links).
Receiver members receive requests from clients over the external network, and pass off data from the requests to dispatcher members over the internal network.
The dispatcher member that is used for a particular connection uses the internal network to send information to a responder member, instructing the responder member to send data requested by the client to the client over the external network.
Members preferably are implemented with member hardware units that preferably include at least one CPU, RAM, ROM, an internal network interface, and an external network interface
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