Assigning component operations of a task to multiple servers using orchestrated web service proxy
US8875135B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 17, 2006 |
| Grant date | Oct 28, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 9, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2209/5017
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A load balancer or other network device in a server farm acts as a web services proxy and performs service orchestration among servers and other resources within the server farm. The load balancer receives an initial service request from a client and is able to optimize orchestration by assigning component operations of the service to multiple different servers. In this manner, a one-to-many allocation of resources can be mapped whereby a single client service request can result in multiple physical servers or other devices, processes or resources being used to handle the service request while maintaining a single back-end flow per multiple transactions.
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