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Methods, systems and computer program products for workload distribution based on end-to-end quality of service

US6965930B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateOct 20, 2000
Grant dateNov 15, 2005
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Expiry dateDec 17, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L67/101
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods, systems and computer program products provide for distributing workload between data processing systems executing an application which communicates over a network, by receiving a request for a connection to the application over the network, obtaining workload information for the data processing systems, obtaining network quality of service (QoS) information associated with communications over the network for the data processing systems and utilizing the workload information and the corresponding network quality of service information for the data processing systems so as to provide workload metrics. The requested connection to the application is distributed based on the generated workload metrics.

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