Method and apparatus for distributing requests among a plurality of resources
US7127513B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 16, 2003 |
| Grant date | Oct 24, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 16, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/329
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to distributing a request to one a plurality of resources. A request is mapped to a location in mathematical mapping space. Each of the plurality of resources is mapped to a respective location or locations in the mathematical mapping space. The request is allocated to one of the resources based on a mathematical relationship between the request location and the resource location in the mathematical mapping space.
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