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Hierarchical system configuration method and integrated scheduling method to provide multimedia streaming service on two-level double cluster system

US7584292B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 30, 2005
Grant dateSep 1, 2009
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Expiry dateDec 22, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S707/99939
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A hierarchical system configuration method and an integrated scheduling method for offering a multimedia streaming service on a two-level double cluster system are provided. The hierarchical system configuration method includes the steps of: determining whether one server node exists; if one server node exists, determining whether one virtual server node/specific network storing and merging block exists; and if one virtual server node/specific network storing and merging block exists, setting a system configuration mode for configuring a single virtual server node based multimedia streaming server system and determining a representative network address of a current system, wherein depending on a scale and a characteristic of the multimedia streaming service, a hierarchical multimedia streaming server system is configured into a single virtual server node based system, which is a minimum-scale, a mono-level single virtual cluster based system, which is a medium-scale, and a two-level double cluster based system, which is a maximum-scale.

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