| 摘要 |
<p> system for caching data during peer-to-peer data transfer between computers in a network of computers, the system including a database (12) for dynamically storing information regarding the data available for transfer, proxy server (8) and cache manager (9), when combined, operable to transfer data selected from the available data to user (4) in response to a request for the selected data from the user (4); and cache server (10) for storing a copy of data already transferred by the system. The proxy server (8) and cache manager (9), in combination, are further operable to search the database (12) in response to a request for the data selected, to determine if the data selected is stored in the cache server (10), and to transfer the data selected from the cache server (10) to the user (4) if the data selected is stored therein, and, if the data selected is not available in the database (12), to trasnsfer the data selected from a remote user (5) in the network having the data selected stored therein, to the cache server (10)and to the user (4).</p> |
