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Systems and methods for providing a quiescing protocol

US7848261B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 17, 2006
Grant dateDec 7, 2010
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Expiry dateFeb 7, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L67/1031
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The systems and methods of the present invention provide a quiescing protocol. In one embodiment, nodes of a system utilize the protocol to complete processing until they reach a consistent state. In one embodiment, a coordinator initiates the quiescing process and the nodes communicate with each other to determine whether their messages have been processed and communicate with the coordinator to determine when all of the messages have been processed.

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