IP Library Granted Patent US 12,450,201
Granted Patent B2
US 12,450,201 · App. 18/353,657 · Granted Oct 21, 2025

Systems and methods for routing data to a parallel file system

Inventor: Joseph E. Rubenstein (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: UMBRA Technologies Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 12,450,201
App. No.
18/353,657
Granted
Oct 21, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods for routing data from a node to a parallel file system are disclosed. In some embodiments, a network system can include nodes, parallel file systems, segments, a control server, an endpoint device, and an access point server. Each of the segments can connect two nodes. The access point server and the endpoint device can be connected with a first tunnel. The access point server and the control server can be connected with a second tunnel.

Claims (50)

1. A method, comprising:

identifying, by one or more processors, a remote region in a network path to one or more network destinations associated with a first data transfer having a combined payload comprising a plurality of data packets, each packet in the plurality deliverable to or through at least one of the one or more network destinations;

receiving, by the one or more processors, a list of available intermediate file systems from a first device, wherein the list of intermediate available file systems lists one or more file systems in the remote region from which data can be forwarded toward the one or more network destinations associated with the first data transfer;

selecting, by the one or more processors, a first file system of the one or more file systems in the remote region based at least in part on the list of intermediate available file systems; and

writing, by the one or more processors, data associated with the first data transfer, including the payload, to the first file system for separation into the plurality of data packets, each to be forwarded toward at least one of the one or more network destinations associated with the first data transfer.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first device is a control server and the first file system is a parallel file system.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the list of intermediate available file systems includes a ranking of the intermediate available file systems based on one or more records associated with the one or more intermediate available file systems.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the one or more records comprise at least one of state of device, storage levels, usage, problems and health issues reported to the first device in real-time.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the state of device is predicted contextually based on current and historical performance associated with the one or more file systems.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, by the one or more processors, a list of available folders from the first device, wherein the list of available folders indicates one or more folders associated with the first file system from which data can be forwarded toward the one or more network destinations associated with the first data transfer; and

selecting, by the one or more processors, a first folder of the one or more folders based at least in part on the list of available folders,

wherein writing the data associated with the first data transfer to the first file system comprises writing the data to the first folder.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the first folder of the one or more folders is selected based on quality of service (QOS) associated with the first data transfer.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first data transfer comprises a carrier file.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein writing data associated with the first data transfer comprising writing the carrier file to the first file system via a Remote Direct Memory Access write operation.

10. A system comprising:

a non-transitory memory; and

one or more processors configured to read instructions from the non-transitory memory that, when executed, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

identifying a remote region in a network path to one or more network destinations associated with a first data transfer having a combined payload comprising a plurality of data packets, each packet in the plurality deliverable to or through at least one of the one or more network destinations;

receiving a list of available intermediate file systems from a first device, wherein the list of intermediate available file systems lists one or more file systems in the remote region from which data can be forwarded toward the one or more network destinations associated with the first data transfer;

selecting a first file system of the one or more file systems based at least in part on the list of intermediate available file systems; and

writing data associated with the first data transfer, including the payload, to the first file system for separation into the plurality of data packets, each to be forwarded toward at least one of the one or more network destinations associated with the first data transfer.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the first device is a control server and the first file system is a parallel file system.

12. The system of claim 10 , wherein the list of intermediate available file systems includes a ranking of the intermediate available file systems based on one or more records associated with the one or more intermediate available file systems.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the one or more records comprise at least one of state of device, storage levels, usage, problems and health issues reported to the first device in real-time.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the state of device is predicted contextually based on current and historical performance associated with the one or more file systems.

15. The system of claim 10 , the operations further comprising:

receiving a list of available folders from the first device, wherein the list of available folders indicates one or more folders associated with the first file system from which data can be forwarded toward the one or more network destinations associated with the first data transfer; and

selecting a first folder of the one or more folders based at least in part on the list of available folders,

wherein writing the data associated with the first data transfer to the first file system comprises writing the data to the first folder.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the first folder of the one or more folders is selected based on quality of service (QOS) associated with the first data transfer.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

identifying a remote region in a network path to one or more network destinations associated with a first data transfer having a combined payload comprising a plurality of data packets, each packet in the plurality deliverable to or through at least one of the one or more network destinations;

receiving a list of available intermediate file systems from a first device, wherein the list of intermediate available file systems lists one or more file systems in the remote region from which data can be forwarded toward the one or more network destinations associated with the first data transfer;

selecting a first file system of the one or more file systems based at least in part on the list of intermediate available file systems; and

writing data associated with the first data transfer, including the payload, to the first file system for separation into the plurality of data packets, each to be forwarded toward at least one of the one or more network destinations associated with the first data transfer.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the list of intermediate available file systems includes a ranking of the intermediate available file systems based on one or more records associated with the one or more intermediate available file systems.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the one or more records comprise at least one of state of device, storage levels, usage, problems and health issues reported to the first device in real-time.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , the operations further comprising:

receiving a list of available folders from the first device, wherein the list of available folders indicates one or more folders associated with the first file system from which data can be forwarded toward the one or more network destinations associated with the first data transfer; and

selecting a first folder of the one or more folders based at least in part on the list of available folders,

wherein writing the data associated with the first data transfer to the first file system comprises writing the data to the first folder.

21. A method, comprising:

identifying, by one or more processors, a remote region in a path to one or more destinations associated with a first data transfer;

receiving, by the one or more processors, a list of available intermediate file systems from a first device, wherein the list of intermediate available file systems lists one or more file systems in the remote region from which data can be forwarded toward the one or more destinations associated with the first data transfer;

selecting, by the one or more processors, a first file system of the one or more file systems in the remote region based at least in part on the list of intermediate available file systems; and

receiving, by the one or more processors, a list of available folders from the first device, wherein the list of available folders indicates one or more folders associated with the first file system from which data can be forwarded toward the one or more destinations associated with the first data transfer; and

selecting, by the one or more processors, a first folder of the one or more folders based at least in part on the list of available folders and on a quality of service (QOS) associated with the first data transfer, and

writing, by the one or more processors, data associated with the first data transfer to the first folder on the first file system for forwarding toward the one or more destinations associated with the first data transfer.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 16, 2025
From: RUBENSTEIN, JOSEPH E.
To: UMBRA TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
Reel/Frame 071732/0210 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 16, 2025
From: UMBRA TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED (CN)
To: UMBRA TECHNOLOGIES LTD. (UK)
Reel/Frame 071732/0252 →
Continuity (5)
Continuation 16095910
Provisional Application 62327911 · Apr 26, 2016
Provisional Application 62327846 · Apr 26, 2016
Provisional Application 62327907 · Apr 26, 2016
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