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Systems, methods, and computer program products for transaction based load balancing

US8413160B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 22, 2007
Grant dateApr 2, 2013
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Expiry dateJan 15, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F9/505
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a packet-based transaction processing system, workload is balanced across multiple computer systems. A plurality of packets is received from a plurality of clients over a plurality of communications sessions. Each of the plurality of packets includes a portion of a transaction involving a financial transaction instrument that requires authorization. The plurality of packets are processed to assemble a plurality of transactions. Each of the plurality of transactions is then transmitted to an application server selected from a plurality of servers that provides authorization for the transactions. The server may be selected from the plurality of servers based on a round-robin distribution of the plurality of servers, and additionally, the round-robin distribution may be modified to account for a workload on each of the plurality of servers.

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