Method and apparatus for brokering memory resources

Details Method and apparatus for brokering memory resources Method and apparatus for brokering memory resources

1997-07-30

2000-02-08

Chan, Eddie P.

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

Database design

Data structure types

711170, G06F 1202

Patent

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060237120

ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for brokering memory resources. A memory broker cooperates with one or more memory servers and one or more memory clients. The memory servers obtain usable memory space and report the availability of such memory space to the memory broker. The memory clients request and receive memory allocations from the memory broker. In one embodiment of the invention, the memory broker interacts with memory servers that may be unable to guarantee the duration of availability of the memory space they provide. The memory broker can fulfill memory requests from memory clients using portions of memory distributed among multiple memory servers.

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