Balancing data-processing work loads

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1981-03-06

1983-09-06

Atkinson, Charles E.

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G06F 1516, G06F 1520

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044032862

ABSTRACT:
Data processing workloads are balanced between a plurality of data processing units, such as control units of a peripheral system, based upon tallies of data processing delays. The workloads are arranged in work allocations, such as assignment of peripheral devices to a control unit; a separate delay tally is kept for each work allocation along with a summation of all delays in each control unit. When a tally threshold in any data processing unit is exceeded, load balance is examined. Upon a predetermined imbalance, a work allocation having a delay tally equal to a mean value of the different delay summations is transferred to a data processing unit having a lower delay summation.

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