Peer distribution point feature for system management server

US7761503B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Microsoft Corporation · US

Inventors

• Gaurav Dhawan · Seattle, US
• David C. James · Bothell, US
• Nirupama Chandrasekaran · Redmond, US
• Rajagopalan Badri Narayanan · Redmond, US
• Ingo R. A. G. Bringemeier · Issaquah, US
• John Ellis · Sammamish, US
• Michael Healy · Redmond, US
• Khuzaima Iqbal · Redmond, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 6, 2006
• Grant date: Jul 20, 2010
• Expiry date: Jul 28, 2028

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04W8/245
• WIPO field: Digital communication
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A client in a plurality of clients with a same network address or similar common identifier is designated a Peer Distribution Point (PDP) agent for distributing a software application divided into several packages to the plurality of clients. The plurality of clients are part of a client-server hierarchical system comprising a Central SMS site server and several Distributing servers. The Central SMS site server generates policies for the packages that are pushed to a Distribution server assigned to the plurality of clients from where the PDP agent pulls the policies. The Central SMS site server generates the packages that are pushed to the Distributing server after the PDP agent pulls the policies. The packages are pulled by the PDP agent from the Distributing server. The other clients pull the packages from the PDP agent as and when needed.