Message distribution capability which uses distribution nodes to collect acknowledgements for a primary node
US6067567A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 20, 1997 |
| Grant date | May 23, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 20, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F15/17368
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Messages are sent from a primary node of a computer system to one or more distribution nodes of the system. Each of the distribution nodes then further sends the message to one or more other nodes of the computer system. After receipt of the message, the other nodes forward an acknowledgement to the particular distribution node, which sent the message. The distribution nodes collect their respective acknowledgements, and when all of the expected acknowledgements are received by a distribution node, the distribution node sends one acknowledgement to the primary node. The one acknowledgement indicates receipt of the message by the other nodes.
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