Gracefully changing a node in a distributed computing network
US7752311B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 2, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jul 6, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 28, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/1048
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method includes determining to change a number of objects controlled by a particular node in a network. Each object is a resource provided by the network and has a unique object position in a coordinate space of N dimensions. Each node has a unique node position in the coordinate space of N dimensions. Each node controls operation of objects in a control set of zero or more objects which are closest to the node using an agreed definition of scalar distance between two positions. A different N+1 dimension from the N dimensions is added. The N+1 dimension has a zero value for the plurality of objects. A particular value is determined for the N+1 dimension for the particular node such that a change in a number of objects in a particular control set of the particular node is not greater than a threshold change.
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