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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2011
Robert Lariviere, Boulder Creek, CA (US);
Timothy Stoakes, Humbug Scrub, AU;
Robert LaRiviere, Boulder Creek, CA (US);
Timothy Stoakes, Humbug Scrub, AU;
Other;
Abstract
Example apparatus and methods concern multi-tier bandwidth-centric deduplication. One example apparatus supports inline bandwidth-centric deduplication with post-processing space-centric deduplication to improve inline bandwidth-centric deduplication and thereby reduce bandwidth requirements. One example method may include determining whether a bandwidth-centric deduplication device can satisfy a deduplication request associated with a data communication and then deciding whether to engage a space-centric deduplication device to co-operate in attempting to satisfy the request. More generally, the method includes controlling a first deduplication device to participate in bandwidth reduction and selectively controlling a second deduplication device to also participate in the bandwidth reduction.