The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2003
Bruce G. Lindsay, San Jose, CA (US);
Inderpal S. Narang, Saratoga, CA (US);
Vijayshankar Raman, San Jose, CA (US);
Bruce G. Lindsay, San Jose, CA (US);
Inderpal S. Narang, Saratoga, CA (US);
Vijayshankar Raman, San Jose, CA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A system and method of lightweight asynchronous data replication that avoids the need for any persistent store at the replication source or communication channel, and is independent of the underlying data formats, wherein the method of data replication comprises replicating deltas from a source, embedding replication tracking information in the replicated deltas, wherein the tracking information comprises a timestamp and a sequence number, and applying deltas at a target. The tracking information is used to ensure that each delta is applied exactly once. In the event of a crash in the system, the target analyzes the tracking information to determine which deltas have been applied, and requests retransmission of replicated data from the source starting from the earliest unapplied delta. The source and target are treated as only delta producers and consumers, and as such the invention is applicable to replication between arbitrary data source formats.