APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR MANAGING DATA FROM A REQUESTING DEVICE WITH AN EMPTY DATA TOKEN DIRECTIVE

摘要

An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for managing data with an empty data segment directive at the requesting device 155. The apparatus, system, and method include a token directive generation module 1002 and a token directive transmission module 1004. The token directive generation module 1002 generates a storage request with a token directive. The token directive includes a request to store on the storage device 150 a data segment token. The token directive substitutes for a series of repeated, identical characters or a series of repeated, identical character strings to be stored as a data segment. The token directive includes at least a data segment identifier and a data segment length. The data segment token and the token directive are substantially free from data of the data segment. The token directive transmission module 1004 transmits the token directive to the storage device.