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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 17, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stuart Feldman, Stamford, CT (US);
Geoffrey D. McNiven, Croton-on-Hudson, NY (US);
Ronald Marz, South Salem, NY (US);
James Venuto, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/300 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for extending the main memory of computer systems across network boundaries is provided. A memory server is allocated on a network server, or a separate machine connected to a network to enable client computers on the network to extend their main memory on demand for user applications. Through the utilization of the memory server, the client workstations can execute programs requiring more memory than is resident on the client without decreasing the efficiency of the network server.