Broker for computer network server selection

Patent 5341477 Issued on August 23, 1994. Estimated Expiration Date:

August 6, 2013. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventors

Assignee

Digital Equipment Corporation

Application

No. 103722 filed on 08/06/1993

US Classes:

709/226, Network resource allocating709/203, Client/server709/227, COMPUTER-TO-COMPUTER SESSION/CONNECTION ESTABLISHING710/100INTRASYSTEM CONNECTION (E.G., BUS AND BUS TRANSACTION PROCESSING)

Examiners

Primary: Chan, Eddie P.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Kenyon & Kenyon

International Classes

G06F 013/00
G06F 015/16

Abstract

In a computer network, a broker mechanism allocates a plurality of servers, each having an available resource capacity, to a plurality of clients for delivering one of several services to the clients. The broker operates by monitoring a subset of all available servers capable of delivering the requested service. The allocation is based on developing a network policy for the plurality of servers by collecting a local policy for each of the servers. The broker receives client requests for the services and based on the network policy and available resource capacity suggests one of the servers, monitors in its subset for that particular service, to one of the clients making a request. The server suggested enforces its local policy by not allowing any connections exceeding its available resource capacity.