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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2013
Emc Corporation, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Lintao Wan, Shanghai, CN;
Tianqing Wang, Shanghai, CN;
Feng Guo, Shanghai, CN;
Kai Yan, Shanghai, CN;
EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing caching service in network infrastructure. In an embodiment, there is provided a method for providing caching service in network infrastructure, comprising: in response to at least one application node accessing data in a storage node, caching a copy of the data in a cache server; in response to the at least one application node accessing the data in the storage node, obtaining an identifier indicating whether the data in the storage node is valid or not; and in response to the identifier indicating the data in the storage node is valid, returning the copy; wherein the at least one application node and the storage node are connected via the network infrastructure, and the cache server is coupled to a switch in the network infrastructure. In another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for providing caching service in network infrastructure.