| 摘要 |
<p>A method and system are provided for optimizing the local caching(Fig. 2) of one or more data components available from a server node(n2). Each of plural nodes(n4-n44) connected to a LAN is provided with a locally physically present cache(100). Each of the caches of some of the plurality of nodes are linked together into a single virtual cache. One of the nodes is designated as a repository node for persistently storing a data component and for providing a copy of the data component to other referencing nodes, forinstance, if another referencing node lacks a copy of,but desires to access, the data component. One of the nodes may be designated as a monitor node (s50) for the data component. The monitor node responds to requests by each referencing node to identify the repository node of the particular data by providing the identity of the repository node.</p> |
