Distributing rate limits and tracking rate consumption across members of a cluster
US7764615B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 10, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jul 27, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 30, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/125
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Mechanisms for distributing rate limits and tracking rate consumption across members of a cluster are provided. One member of the cluster is responsible for controlling the distribution of rate capacity across members of the cluster. Rate capacity may be distributed in a hierarchical fashion to account for the needs of the various services, applications, and/or operations provided by the cluster members. A hierarchical tree structure may be formed by distributing rate capacity among a plurality of nodes arranged at a global, service, application or operation level of the tree. In some cases, rate capacity may also be distributed at a requester level to account for the needs of requesters who are granted access to the services, applications and operations provided by the cluster members.
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