Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Computer-to-computer protocol implementing – Computer-to-computer data streaming
Reexamination Certificate
2006-12-05
2006-12-05
Najjar, Saleh (Department: 2155)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Computer-to-computer protocol implementing
Computer-to-computer data streaming
C709S203000, C709S219000, C709S224000, C709S232000, C709S243000, C707S793000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07146424
ABSTRACT:
A distributed file server system has multiple data servers connected to stream data files continuously over a network to multiple clients. Data files are distributed across the data servers so that data blocks of the data files are stored at each of the data servers. A scheduler is located at each of the data servers to manage distributed portions of a schedule. Each data server sees a different portion of the schedule, but no one data server sees the whole schedule. The scheduler facilitates service of requested data streams from its corresponding data server according to a schedule portion that is available to the data server. The scheduler determines whether to insert a new data stream into the current slot it presently owns in its schedule portion, or to wait for a subsequent slot in the schedule based on a thrifty policy.
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Bolosky William J.
Douceur John R.
Duong Oanh
Lee & Hayes PLLC
Microsoft Corporation
Najjar Saleh
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