JPH1078902A - System for storing data and method therefor and storage medium for storing program for storing data - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the reusing efficiency of data by appropriately holding data stored by each client for reuse (caching) by an overall network system in a system constituted of a substitute server and plural clients. SOLUTION: For a request for obtaining data received from clients 102 and 103 through a communication transmission path 105, a substitute server 101 obtains data from a data base 104 of an outside communication path 106, and transmits the data to the origin of the request. Then, for the request for obtaining data from the clients 102 and 103, when the data are already stored in another client, the substitute server 101 transmits an instruction to transfer data to the client which is storing the data, and the movement of data is operated between the clients. Also, when a buffer capacity is insufficient for storing the data between the clients 102 and 103, the movement of the overflowing data is operated between the clients.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a data storage system for reusing data stored for each client in a network system including a proxy server and a plurality of clients.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a client device temporarily stores data acquired from a communication transmission line as long as the capacity of a buffer permits, and when a request for the data is newly generated, the communication device transmits the data. The data is reused by reading the requested data from the buffer without sending the request to the user, thereby improving the response speed to the user.

In the configuration described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 4-324542, a client device requesting data obtains index information of data published by other client devices from a server device at the time of login. In addition, the client device itself transfers data between client devices without passing through the server device, thereby improving the response speed to the user.

[0004]

However, when a client device temporarily requests a large amount of data from a proxy server device, data to be reused is stored in the buffer due to the upper limit of the buffer capacity of the data requesting client device. , Data for reuse is frequently erased by newly received data, and the efficiency of data reuse is reduced.

An object of the present invention is to provide a system with high data reuse efficiency.

[0006]

According to the present invention, there is provided a data storage system, comprising: first management means for managing index information of data stored for reuse by each client device; In response to a data acquisition request,
A proxy comprising: sending means for acquiring request data from a database and sending the request data to the client device of the request source; and transfer instruction means for sending a transfer instruction to another client device for the data stored in each of the client devices. A server device, second management means for storing and managing the received data, and transfer means for transferring the specified data to the specified client device based on the transfer instruction sent by the transfer instruction means. The proxy server device includes a plurality of the client devices, wherein the proxy server device stores request data in the other client devices by the first management unit in response to a data acquisition request from each of the client devices. Is checked, and if it is stored, the transfer instruction is sent to the client device storing the request data. In sending the transfer instruction, the client device which has received the transfer instruction reads the data specified by the second management means, and transfers the data to the requesting client device by said transfer means.

According to the data storage method of the present invention, the first client device sends a data acquisition request, and the proxy server device receives the acquisition request and stores the request data in the second client device. A second step of checking whether or not the request data is stored in the second client device. If the request data is stored in the second client device, the proxy server device instructs the second client device to transfer the request data. And a fourth step in which the second client device instructed to transfer the request data transfers the request data to the first client device.

[0008] The plurality of second information receiving the size notification
If each of the client devices has a free storage area equal to or larger than the size, the capacity of the free storage area is set to the first size.
A third step of notifying the client apparatus of the second step, and the first client apparatus having received the notice determines a second client apparatus to which at least a part of the data is transferred based on the notice, and Transferring the at least a part of the data to the second client device.

The storage medium according to the present invention includes a first process for receiving a data acquisition request from a first client device and checking whether the requested data is stored in a second client device; When the request data is stored, a program for causing the proxy server device to execute a second process for instructing the second client device to transfer the request data is stored.

[0010] By configuring the above system, even in a client that temporarily requests a large amount of data to the proxy server, the data stored for reuse is retained in the network, so that the same data can be requested. On the other hand, the response speed can be maintained.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

Referring to FIG. 1, in an embodiment of the system of the present invention, a proxy server 1 is connected to a communication transmission line 105.
01 and the plurality of clients 102 to 103 are connected, and the proxy server 101
In response to a data acquisition request from the clients 102 to 103, the client 102 receives the requested data from the database 104 connected via the external communication transmission line 106 and sends the data to the clients 102 to 103. And an index database 10 for managing index information of data stored in the temporary buffers 109 to 110.
7 is updated.

The clients 102 to 103 output the received data to a display or the like and store the data in temporary buffers 109 to 110.

If the data acquisition request source is the client 102, the proxy server 101 refers to the index database 107 and
The client 103 checks whether the data requested by the client 103 is stored in the client 103, and if it is determined that the data is stored, sends an instruction to transfer the stored data to the client 103 to move the requested data to the client 102 and reflect the request. The index database 107 is updated to perform the operation.

When the contents of the temporary buffers 109 to 110 are voluntarily changed in the clients 102 to 103, the contents of the change are notified to the proxy server 101. Is used to update the index database 107.

Further, the state database 1 for registering the total storage capacity and the free storage capacity of the temporary buffers 109 to 110 of the clients 102 to 103 in the proxy server 101.
08, if the data being stored overflows in the temporary buffer 109 of the client 102 due to the storage of new data, the proxy server 10
1 is notified of the size of the overflowed data, and the proxy server 10
1 searches the status database 108 for a client having a free capacity equal to or greater than the notified size, and if the client 103 has a free capacity, it sends a stored data transfer instruction to the client 102 to overflow the data. Is moved to the buffer 110 of the client 103, and if there is no free space in all the clients, the client 102 is notified that the overflowed data cannot be moved, and the client 102 deletes the overflowed data.

Alternatively, when the data being stored overflows by storing new data in the temporary buffer 109 of the client 102, the size of the overflowed data is sent to all clients, and the size of the overflowed data size is exceeded. The client owning the buffer having the free space notifies the client 102 that there is free space, and the client 102 determines the client to which the data is to be transferred from among the notified clients, and determines the client to which the data is overflowed. The user moves and notifies the proxy server 101 of the movement result. [Embodiment 1] Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 2 showing an embodiment of the present invention, a proxy server device 201 includes a CPU (processing device) 207 for controlling the entire device, a RAM 208 for storing a control program and a control database, and a start-up of the device. ROM 209 for storing a boot program required in
Communication adapter 210 for communicating with internal communication transmission path
And a cache buffer 2 for temporarily storing received data
12, a communication adapter 211 for communicating with an external communication transmission line, a cache buffer 213 for temporarily storing received data, and a disk device 214 for saving data when the RAM 208 is full. The client devices 202 to 203 and the database device 204 also have similar functions, and include CPUs (processing devices) 215 and 222, RAMs 216 and 223, and ROM2.
17 and 224, communication adapters 219 and 225 for performing communication with the communication transmission line, and a disk device 218.
And 226, and the client device 2
Each of the input units 02 to 203 includes an input unit 220 that receives a data request from the user using a keyboard or the like, and an output unit 221 that outputs the requested data to the user using a CRT or the like.

The client devices 202 and 20
3 has the same configuration except that a unique self-address is assigned to each of the communication adapters 219 and 227.
In the case of additional connection to the client device 05, a client device having the same configuration can be used.

As shown in FIG. 3, a state database for managing the states of the temporary buffers of all the client devices stored in the RAM 208 of the proxy server device 201 has a field 301 for identifying the client device.
And a field 302 indicating the free space of the temporary buffer.
And a field 303 indicating the total storage capacity. The index database for managing the data stored in all the client devices is a field 4 indicating the reception time from the database device 204, as shown in FIG.
01 and field 4 for identifying the storage client device
02, a field 403 indicating the data size, and a field 404 for identifying the stored data.

The operation of the proxy server device 201 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

When the proxy server device 201 starts the service (step 501), the device 201 sends an inquiry about the state of the temporary buffer to all the client devices 202 to 203 (step 502), and the communication transmission path 205
(Step 503).

When an event occurs, the device 201 checks whether the event is a data acquisition request from the client devices 202 to 203 (step 504).
If it is determined that the request is a data acquisition request, it is searched using the data name 404 of the index database (FIG. 4) whether the requested data is stored in another client device (step 505). For example, by sending a data transfer instruction to the client device storing the requested data (step 506), the data is delivered to the requesting client device, and if not stored, to the database device 204 on the external transmission path 206. A request for data is issued (step 507), reception of the requested data is waited for (step 508), the received data is delivered to the requesting client device (step 509), and the status database (FIG. 3) and the index database (FIG. 4) Update is performed (step 510), and the process returns to the event wait (step 50).
3).

Even if the request data exists in the client device at step 505, the request data can be newly acquired from the database device by judging from the reception time 401 of the index database (FIG. 4).

If it is determined in step 511 that the event is a status change notification from the client devices 202 to 203, the status database (FIG. 3)
Then, the index database (FIG. 4) is updated (step 512), and the process returns to step 503.

If it is determined in step 513 that the event is a data overflow notification from the client devices 202 to 203, the state database (FIG. 3)
From the free space 302 of the client device having a free space larger than the overflowed data size (step 51).
4) If it is determined that there is a client device having free space (step 515), an instruction to move the stored data is sent to the overflowing client device, thereby moving the overflowed data to the client having free space (step 515). In step 516), if it is determined that there is no free space, the fact that it is impossible to move to the overflowing client device is notified (step 517), and the index database (FIG. 4) and the state database (FIG. 3) are updated. After that (step 518), the process returns to step 503.

In step 514, the proxy server 201 determines the data to be deleted even if there is no free temporary buffer larger than the overflow data in all the client devices. It is possible to move the data overflowing to the client who is.

Next, the operation of the client devices 202 to 203 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

When the client devices 202 to 203 start the service (step 601), the status of the temporary buffer and the index information of the stored data are transferred to the proxy server device 20.
1 (step 602), and enters an event waiting state (step 603).

When an event occurs and it is determined that the request is a data request from the user (step 604), it is checked whether the requested data is stored in the temporary buffer of the own client device (step 605). If there is, the data is output to a CRT or the like for the user (step 614).
Then, a data acquisition request is sent to the client 1 (step 606), and the reception of request data is waited for (step 607).

When the data is received in step 607, it is checked whether new data can be stored in the temporary buffer (step 608).
The proxy server device 201 is notified that the data has overflowed (step 609), and waits for a transfer instruction from the proxy server device 201 (step 610).
If the move instruction is received (step 611), the overflow data is sent to the designated client device (step 612), and if the move is not notified in step 611, the data received in step 607 is temporarily buffered. (Step 613), and C
Output data to RT or the like (Step 614) Step 6
Return to 03.

If the event is determined in step 615 to be a data transfer instruction from the proxy server device 201, the designated data is sent to the designated client device (step 616), and the process returns to step 603 to step 617. If it is determined at step 6 that data has been received from the client device, the received data is stored in the temporary buffer (step 618), and the process returns to step 603. If it is determined at step 619 that the request is a temporary buffer change request from the user, The contents or buffer size of the temporary buffer is changed (step 620), the changed contents are notified to the proxy server device 201 (step 621), and the process returns to step 603. Embodiment 2 Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

The configuration of the present embodiment has the same configuration as that of the first embodiment, that is, the configuration shown in FIG. 2, so that the description of the configuration will be omitted.

The index database, which is stored on the RAM 208 of the proxy server apparatus 201 and indicates the stored data of all the client apparatuses, has a field 40 indicating the reception time from the database apparatus 204 as shown in FIG.
1 and field 40 identifying the storage client device
2, a field 403 indicating the data size, and a field 404 for identifying the stored data.

The operation of the proxy server device 201 in this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

When the server 201 starts the service (step 701), all the client devices 202 to
203 is inquired about the state of the temporary buffer (step 702), and enters an event waiting state (step 7).
03).

When an event occurs, the client device 20
If it is determined that the data request is from 2 to 203 (step 704), it is checked from the data name 404 of the index database (FIG. 4) whether the requested data is stored in another client device (step 705), and stored. If the data is stored in the client device, the data is transmitted to the requesting client device by sending a stored data transfer instruction to the client device storing the data. A data request is made to the database device 204 (step 7).
07), waits for request data (step 708), after receiving the data, sends the request data to the requesting client device (step 709), adds the index data to the index database (FIG. 4), and returns to step 703.

If it is determined in step 711 that the event is a status change notification from the client devices 202 to 203, the index database (FIG. 4) is updated based on the change notification (step 712). Then, the process returns to step 703.

Next, the operation of the client devices 202 to 203 in this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

When the client devices 202 to 203 start the service (step 801), the current index information of the temporary buffer is notified to the proxy server device 201 (step 802), and an event wait state is set (step 80).
3).

When an event occurs, if it is determined that the request is a data request from a user (step 804), it is checked whether the data is stored in another client device (step 805).
Etc. (step 816), and if not present, sends a data request to the proxy server device 201 (step 806) and waits for reception (step 807).

When the data is received, it is checked whether the received data can be stored in the temporary buffer (step 808).
If it is determined that the data cannot be stored due to the data overflow, the overflow data size is set to all the client devices 20.
2 to 203 (step 809), and after waiting for a certain period of time for a response from the client device having more free space (step 810),
It is determined whether there has been a response from step 203 (step 81).
1) If there is a response, the destination is determined from the client devices that have responded (step 812), data is moved (step 813), and no response is received from the client device Is immediately notified to the proxy server device 201 (step 814), and step 808
If it is determined that the data can be stored without causing data overflow, the received data is stored (step 81).
5) Output data to a CRT or the like for the user (step 816), and return to step 803.

If it is determined in step 817 that the occurrence event is a data transfer instruction from the proxy server device 201, the designated data is sent to the designated client device (step 818), and the process returns to step 803. If it is determined in step 819 that the event is data reception from the client device, the received data is stored in a temporary buffer (step 82).
0) Returning to step 803, if the event is a request for a state change from the user in step 821,
The contents of the temporary buffer or the buffer size is changed based on the request contents (step 822), the changed contents are notified to the proxy server device 201 (step 823), and the process returns to step 803.

If the event is a data overflow notification from another client device in step 824, if the free space in the temporary buffer of the own client device is greater than the overflowed data size (step 825), the free space in the own buffer is reduced. The message is sent to the notifying client device (step 826), and the process returns to step 803.

In step 825, even if there is no free temporary buffer equal to or larger than the overflow data, the client device which deletes the data stored in the own temporary buffer to increase the free space has a step 82.
In step 6, the free space overflows and the original client can be notified.

[0046]

As described above, according to the present invention, even if data for reuse stored in each client must be deleted due to the upper limit of the buffer capacity, the data is moved to another client. Thus, there is an effect that it is possible to improve the data reuse efficiency and maintain the response speed to the user.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a database showing a state of a buffer;

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of a database storing index information of stored data.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the proxy server device 201 according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the client device according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the proxy server device 201 according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a client device according to the second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 101 Proxy Server 102 Client 103 Client 104 Database 105 Communication Transmission Line 106 Communication Transmission Line 107 Search Database 108 State Database 109 Temporary Buffer 110 Temporary Buffer

Claims (10)

[Claims] A first management unit that manages index information of data stored for reuse by each client device; and a request data from a database in response to a data acquisition request from each client device. A proxy server device comprising: sending means for acquiring and sending to the requesting client device; transfer instruction means for sending a transfer instruction to another client device for data stored in each client device; A plurality of transfer means for storing and managing the transferred data, and transfer means for transferring the designated data to the designated client device based on the transfer instruction sent by the transfer instruction means. The proxy server device is configured to respond to a data acquisition request from each of the client devices by the first management device. It is checked whether the request data is stored in another client device, and if it is stored, a transfer instruction is sent by the transfer instruction means to the client device storing the request data, The data storage system, wherein the client device that has received the transfer instruction reads the data specified by the second management unit, and transfers the data to the requesting client device by the transfer unit. 2. Each of the client devices, when its own buffer overflows due to storage of new data, sends out the overflowed data to another client device; 2. The data storage system according to claim 1, further comprising: a first notifying unit that notifies the proxy server of index information of the data sent by the sending unit. 3. The proxy server device includes a third management unit that manages a free space of a buffer of each of the client devices. Each of the client devices substitutes a destination client device of the second transmission unit. Including inquiry means for inquiring the server device, when each of the client devices overflows data, inquires the proxy server device of the transfer destination of the data overflowed by the inquiry means, the proxy server device that received the inquiry, 3. The data storage system according to claim 2, wherein a destination client device of the overflowing data is determined from the third management unit, and the overflowing data is moved by the transfer instruction unit. 4. Each of the client devices is provided with a third sending means for sending the size of the overflowed data, and receiving a size of the overflowed data from the third sending means, and setting a free buffer capacity larger than the overflowed size. A second notification unit for notifying the transmission source of the free space when the data exists, and when each of the client devices overflows, the size of the overflowed data is transmitted from the third transmission unit to another client. 3. A data transfer destination client device is determined from the information sent to the device and notified by the second notification means, and the overflowing data is moved by the second transmission means. Data storage system as described. 5. A first step in which a first client device sends a data acquisition request, and a second step in which a proxy server device receives the acquisition request and checks whether request data is stored in a second client device. And if the request data is stored in the second client device, a third step in which the proxy server device instructs the second client device to transfer the request data; The second client device instructed to transfer the request data to the first client device.
A data storage method comprising the steps of: 6. A first step in which a first client device obtains data, and the first client device, if the first client device cannot secure a storage area sufficient to store the obtained data. A second step in which the client device inquires of the proxy server device about a transfer destination of at least a part of the data; and A third step of determining and notifying the first client device; and a fourth step of transferring the at least a part of the data to the second client device by the notified first client device. A data storage method comprising: 7. A first step in which a first client device acquires data; and a step in which the first client device cannot secure a sufficient storage area for storing the acquired data. A second in which the client device notifies at least a part of the size of the data to a plurality of second client devices;
And, when each of the plurality of second client devices that have received the size notification has a free storage area that is equal to or larger than the size, a step of notifying the first client device of the capacity of the free storage area. Step 3, the first client device that has received the notification determines a second client device that transfers at least a part of the data based on the notification, and determines the second client device that is determined as the second client device. Transferring at least a part of the data. 8. A first process for receiving a data acquisition request from a first client device and checking whether the request data is stored in a second client device, and storing the request data in the second client device. A storage medium storing a program for causing a proxy server device to execute a second process for instructing the second client device to transfer the request data when the second client device has been performed. 9. A first process for acquiring data, and a second process for inquiring a proxy server device about a transfer destination of at least a part of the data when a sufficient storage area for storing the acquired data cannot be secured. And causing the client device to execute a third process of transferring at least a part of the data to the client device of the transfer destination notified from the proxy server device. Storage medium. 10. A first process for acquiring data, and, when a sufficient storage area for storing the acquired data cannot be secured, notifying a size of at least a part of the data to a plurality of other client devices. A second process to be performed, and a client device to which at least a part of the data is transferred is determined based on the information indicating the capacity of the free storage area notified from each of the other plurality of client devices. A storage medium storing a program for causing a client device to execute a third process of transferring at least a part of the data to the client device.