Method for load balancing in a multi-processor system where arising jobs are processed by a plurality of processors under real-time conditions

US5655120A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

• Martin Witte · Ahaus, DE
• Joerg Oehlerich · Gauting, DE
• Walter Held · Geretsried, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 6, 1996
• Grant date: Aug 5, 1997
• Expiry date: Nov 6, 2016

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06F2209/5022
• WIPO field: Telecommunications
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Method for load handling in a multiprocessor system, particularly a multiprocessor system of a communication system, whereby arising jobs can be processed by a plurality of processors under real-time conditions. When individual processors proceed into overload due to locally heavy load situations, then a discharge of the local overload is achieved in that further requests arriving at the processor in this load situation are forwarded insofar as possible or necessary to other processors that are not overloaded.