Method and apparatus for brokering memory resources
US6023712A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 30, 1997 |
| Grant date | Feb 8, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 30, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99956
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
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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