Post-processing phase in a distributed processing system using assignment information
US8307366B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 30, 2006 |
| Grant date | Nov 6, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 26, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2209/5017
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for processing a computing job in a distributed processing system. A control process sends a message to an instance of an application instructing the application instance to divide the job into assignments for processing by various application instances. The application instance divides the job in a way that is suitable for the particular application and sends, to the control process, assignment information that describes how the job is to be divided. The control process stores the assignment information and assigns each of the application instances a portion of the computing job based on the assignment information. After, the application instances have completed the assignments, the control process instructs one of the application instances to perform post-processing on the assignment results, based on the assignment information.
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