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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2024
Huawei Cloud Computing Technologies Co., Ltd., Gui Zhou Province, CN;
HUAWEI CLOUD COMPUTING TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD., Gui Zhou, CN;
Abstract
Apparatus, systems, and methods for global consistency in distributed shared-data databases may be provided. According to an aspect a method may be provided for ensuring strong consistency in data retrieval. The method includes receiving, by a receiving node of a database, a query for a value of a data item in the database. The method may further include, requesting, by the receiving node, from each node of the plurality of nodes a latest timestamp corresponding to a latest transaction. The method may further include receiving, by the receiving node from said each node of the plurality of nodes, the latest timestamp. The method may further include managing, by the receiving node, a cache of the receiving node based on said each received latest timestamp. The method may further include reading, by the receiving node, the value of the data item.