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Methods, systems and computer program products for preemptive avoidance of constraints for shared resources

US6016503A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 29, 1997
Grant dateJan 18, 2000
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Expiry dateAug 29, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2209/5019
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods, systems (apparatus) and computer program products are provided which control access to a shared resource in a data processing system by predicting utilization of the shared resource based upon historical utilization of the shared resource. Users of the shared resource are then notified of a potential shortage of the shared resource if the prediction predicts that the shared resource will be over-utilized. The prediction may utilize a linear extrapolation to predict future utilization of the share resource. Furthermore, the interval between predictions of the future utilization may be based on time, number of utilization events or a combination of the two.

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