Method and apparatus for distributing requests among a plurality of resources
US8103767B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 16, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jan 24, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 21, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/329
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a method and apparatus for distributing a request to one of a plurality of resources. A request is mapped to a location in circular mapping space using a hash function. Each of the plurality of resources is mapped to a respective location or locations in the circular mapping space. The request is allocated to one of the resources based on the given request location and the resource location in the circular mapping space.
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