Method and apparatus for balancing distributed applications

Details Method and apparatus for balancing distributed applications Method and apparatus for balancing distributed applications

2005-09-06

2005-09-06

Vu, Viet D. (Department: 2154)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Distributed data processing

Client/server

C709S217000, C709S219000, C709S220000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06941341

ABSTRACT:
An improved method and apparatus for balancing distributed applications within a client/server network, such as a cable television network, is disclosed. In one aspect of the invention, a method of balancing the load of distributed application client portions (DACPs) across various server portions (DASPs) and server machines is disclosed. Statistics are maintained by one or more software processes with respect to the available resources of the servers and their loading; new process threads and/or distributed application server portions are allocated across the servers to maintain optimal system performance as client device loading increases or changes. In another aspect of the invention, a novel object-oriented distributed application software architecture employing both vertical and horizontal partitions and “mutable” (i.e., transportable) objects is disclosed. The mutable objects may reside on either the server or client portions of the distributed application while maintaining at least one network partition. A runtime environment adapted for the operation of the foregoing object-oriented distributed application, including an efficient message protocol useful for interprocess communication, is also disclosed. Methods for downloading the DACP from the servers, and scaling the DACP at download based on client device configuration, are further disclosed.

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patent: 2003/0179230 (2003-09-01), Seidman
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