Distributed computing system
US5845116A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 13, 1995 |
| Grant date | Dec 1, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 13, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2209/5021
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A distributed computing system, having a plurality of computers that differ from each other in terms of performance, load, and type, uniformly manages local priority schemes adapted in the respective computers by utilizing the concept of "urgency" or "time limit". Each of the computers includes a priority level conversion procedure for performing a conversion between an urgency level and a priority level of processing in accordance with the performance and the load of the computer, and a priority level changing procedure for changing a priority level of a program, which executes the processing, in accordance with a priority level indicated by the priority level conversion procedure.
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