Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Computer network managing – Computer network monitoring
Reexamination Certificate
2005-01-04
2005-01-04
Alam, Hosain (Department: 2155)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Computer network managing
Computer network monitoring
C709S201000, C709S220000, C709S221000, C709S223000, C709S229000, C370S252000, C370S254000, C370S390000, C714S004110
Reexamination Certificate
active
06839752
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus, program product and method utilize subgroup-specific leader members to exchange group data between group members during the handling of a request to organize members into a group in a clustered computer system, e.g., when handling a membership change operation such as a merge or join. Such subgroup leaders may be determined locally within individual subgroup members, and moreover, the subgroup members may locally track the transmission status of group data for the various subgroups. Each subgroup includes one or more members that are known to store group data that is coherent among all subgroup members.
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Miller Robert
Morey Vicki Lynn
Thayib Kiswanto
Williams Laurie Ann
Alam Hosain
Nguyen Thuha
Wood Herron & Evans LLP
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