1995-04-13
1998-12-01
Toplu, Lucien U.
395675, G06F 946
Patent
active
058451161
ABSTRACT:
A distributed computing system, having a plurality of computers that differ from each other in terms of performance, load, and type, uniformly manages local priority schemes adapted in the respective computers by utilizing the concept of "urgency" or "time limit". Each of the computers includes a priority level conversion procedure for performing a conversion between an urgency level and a priority level of processing in accordance with the performance and the load of the computer, and a priority level changing procedure for changing a priority level of a program, which executes the processing, in accordance with a priority level indicated by the priority level conversion procedure.
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Shimada Masaru
Tsunedomi Kunihiko
Yokoyama Takanori
Hitachi , Ltd.
Park Alice
Toplu Lucien U.
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