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Load skewing for power-aware server provisioning

US8145761B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 3, 2008
Grant dateMar 27, 2012
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Expiry dateFeb 4, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L67/1034
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method facilitates energy-aware connection distribution among a plurality of servers in a cluster. A set of busy servers in the cluster can be provided that each handle a high number of connections. In addition, a set of tail servers in the cluster can be managed that each maintain a low number of connections. A load skewing component gives priority to at least a subset of the set of busy servers when dispatching new connection requests from a plurality of users. In addition, the load skewing component controls the number of tail servers to maintain a sufficient number for energy-aware operation.

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