Availability and consistent service semantics in a load balanced collection of services running different instances of an application
US7237239B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 26, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jun 26, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 29, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99954
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method for providing consistent services semantics for multiple services running different instances of an application comprises maintaining, at a network node, data identifying current application versions associated with the multiple services, and selecting, at the network node, a new preferred application version based on the data identifying current application versions upon detecting a predefined event pertaining to the multiple services. The method further comprises identifying, at the network node, services that run the new preferred application version, and balancing the distribution of requests between the services that run the new preferred application version until detecting a next predefined event.
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