Patent attributes
An apparatus comprises at least a first storage node of a plurality of storage nodes of a distributed storage system. The first storage node comprises a processor coupled to a memory. The first storage node is configured to receive from a host device a read operation directed to a particular portion of a logical address space of the storage system, where the logical address space is divided among the storage nodes. The first storage node is further configured to determine that the read operation is potentially part of a stream of multiple read operations directed to respective particular portions of the logical address space, and to send, to at least a second one of the storage nodes, an indication of the determination made by the first storage node. The stream of multiple read operations may comprise a sequential read stream directed to respective contiguous portions of the logical address space.
