Distributed computing system having leader signaled agents to execute task after data acquisition completion
US8775500B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 27, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jul 8, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 29, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/1012
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a distributed computing system pertaining to the present invention, servers 2a to 2c constituting a cell achieve consensus using Paxos and execute a task using predetermined data in accordance with an instruction from a client 3. The server 2a, which acts as a leader, transmits a data acquisition promotion signal to the servers 2b and 2c, which act as agents. When the servers 2b and 2c do not store the data therein, they acquire the data and then transmit a data acquisition completion signal to the server 2a. After the server 2a acquires the data, when it receives the data acquisition completion signal from at least half of the servers constituting the cell, it transmits an execution signal for instructing execution of the task to the servers 2b and 2c. The servers 2b and 2c execute the task using the data.
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