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Method and apparatus for distributing requests among a plurality of resources

US7127513B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 16, 2003
Grant dateOct 24, 2006
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Expiry dateApr 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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