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Method and apparatus for dynamically allocating shared resource access quota

US5446737A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 7, 1994
Grant dateAug 29, 1995
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Expiry dateFeb 7, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L47/783
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A counter for tracking current shared resource access quota requests of nodes in a multi-node system is circulated among the nodes. A quota for a given node is determined as a function of the counter, the needs of the given node and a variable indicative of total access quota for all nodes combined. The determined quota is then allocated to the given node, i.e., the node is allowed to access the shared resource in accordance with the determined quota.

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