Calculating numbers of servers for tiers of a multi-tiered system
US7594016B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 16, 2005 |
| Grant date | Sep 22, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 29, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/1023
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Fractional, non-integer numbers of servers are calculated for respective tiers of a multi-tiered system using a server allocation algorithm. The fractional, non-integer numbers of servers are rounded up to integer numbers to compute allocated numbers of servers for respective tiers.
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