Method, device and system for processing content

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9503308-B2
Application number	US-201314065941-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 29, 2013
Priority date	Jul 22, 2011
Publication date	Nov 22, 2016
Grant date	Nov 22, 2016

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a method, device and system for processing content. In the method: a server receives a content acquiring request transmitted by a terminal. The server determines a first storage node list according to a mapping relation acquired in advance between contents and storage nodes. The first storage node list includes a plurality of first storage nodes that store a first content corresponding to the content acquiring request. The server transmits a sorting request to a network storage management server and receives a sorting result transmitted by the network storage management server. The sorting result includes priorities of the plurality of first storage nodes. The server transmits a content acquiring response to the terminal, where the content acquiring response includes first access information and priority of at least one of the first storage nodes.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for processing content, comprising:
receiving, by a server having a processor, a content acquiring request transmitted by a terminal;
determining, by the server, a first storage node list according to a mapping relation acquired in advance between contents and storage nodes, wherein the first storage node list comprise a plurality of first storage nodes and the plurality of first storage nodes store a first content corresponding to the content acquiring request;
transmitting, by the server, a sorting request to a network storage management server and receiving a sorting result transmitted by the network storage management server; wherein the sorting request comprises the first storage node list and address information of the terminal, and is configured to request sorting the plurality of first storage nodes; and wherein the sorting result comprises a priority of each of the plurality of first storage nodes;
transmitting a content acquiring response to the terminal, the content acquiring response comprising first access information and priority of at least one of the first storage nodes, so that the terminal acquires the first content from a corresponding first storage node according to the content acquiring response and a network general storage protocol;
transmitting a content storing request to the network storage management server;
receiving a second storage node list transmitted by the network storage management server, wherein the second storage node list comprises second access information of a second storage node configured to store a second content corresponding to the content storing request;
writing the second content into the second storage node indicated by the second access information according to the network general storage protocol; and
establishing and storing a mapping relation between the second content and the second storage node.

2. A method for processing content, implemented by a network storage manager processor and a computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored therein such that when executed, the processor performs:
receiving a sorting request transmitted by an application server, wherein the sorting request comprises a first storage node list and address information of a terminal, and is configured to request sorting first storage nodes in the first storage node list;
sorting each of the first storage nodes in the first storage node list according to the address information of the terminal, network information and resource usage information of storage nodes acquired in advance; and
transmitting a sorting result to the application server, the sorting result comprises a priority of each of the first storage nodes of the first storage node list;
receiving a content storing request transmitted by the application server; and
determining a second storage node list according to the content storing request and the resource usage information of storage nodes acquired in advance and transmitting the second storage node list to the application server, so that the application server writes the second content corresponding to the content storing request into a second storage node indicated by the second access information according to a network general storage protocol; the second storage node list comprises second access information of the second storage node configured to store the second content.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein before transmitting the second storage node list to the application server, further comprising:
transmitting a resource reserving instruction to the second storage node; and
receiving a response message of the resource reserving instruction transmitted by the second storage node.

4. The method according to claim 2 , further comprising:
acquiring the network information and the resource usage information of storage nodes; the network information comprises one or any combination of the following: network routing information, network link information and routing strategy information.

5. The method according to claim 2 , wherein acquiring the resource usage information of storage nodes comprises:
receiving resource usage information of a storage node reported by the storage node regularly;
or,
transmitting an inquiry request to the storage node, and receiving the resource usage information of the storage node reported by the storage node according to the inquiry request.

6. The method according to claim 4 , wherein acquiring the resource usage information of storage nodes comprises:
receiving resource usage information of a storage node reported by the storage node regularly;
or,
transmitting an inquiry request to the storage node, and receiving the resource usage information of the storage node reported by the storage node according to the inquiry request.

7. An application server, comprising:
a processor and a computer readable storage medium having instructions stored therein, wherein the instructions configure the processor to:
receive a content acquiring request transmitted by a terminal;
determine a first storage node list according to a mapping relation acquired in advance between contents and storage nodes, wherein the first storage node list comprises a plurality of first storage nodes and the plurality of first storage nodes store a first content corresponding to the content acquiring request;
transmit a sorting request to a network storage management server; wherein the sorting request comprises the first storage node list and address information of the terminal, and is configured to request sorting the plurality of first storage nodes;
receive a sorting result transmitted by the network storage management server; the sorting result comprises a priority of each of the plurality of first storage nodes; and
transmit a content acquiring response to the terminal, the content acquiring response comprising first access information and priority of at least one of the first storage nodes, so that the terminal acquires the first content from the corresponding first storage node according to the content acquiring response and a network general storage protocol;
transmit a content storing request to the network storage management server;
receive the second storage node list transmitted by the network storage management server, the second storage node list comprises second access information of the second storage node configured to store a second content corresponding to the content storing request;
write the second content into the second storage node indicated by the second access information according to the network general storage protocol; and
establish and store the mapping relation between the second content and the second storage node.

8. A network storage manager, comprising:
a processor and a computer readable storage medium having instructions stored therein, wherein the instructions configure the processor to:
receive a sorting request transmitted by an application server, the sorting request comprises a first storage node list and address information of a terminal, and is configured to request sorting first storage nodes in the first storage node list;
sort each of the first storage nodes comprised in the first storage node list according to the address information of the terminal, network information and resource usage information of storage nodes acquired in advance; and
transmit a sorting result to the application server, the sorting result comprises a priority of each of the first storage nodes of the first storage node list;
receive a content storing request transmitted by the application server;
determine a second storage node list according to the content storing request and the resource usage infor

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Chen Jian
• Zhou Hong
• Zou Rong
• Zhao Yuping

Classifications

• H04L67/1076

  Resource dissemination mechanisms or network resource keeping policies for optimal resource availability in the overlay network · CPC title

• H04L67/101

  based on network conditions · CPC title

• H04L29/08549 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04L67/1072

  Discovery involving ranked list compilation of candidate peers · CPC title

• H04L67/1008

  based on parameters of servers, e.g. available memory or workload (monitoring of computer activity G06F11/30) · CPC title