Episodic coordination model for distributed applications
US8984531B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 1, 2011 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 6, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/522
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An episodic execution of program instances and a coordinated message exchange protocol are combined to achieve eventual consistency in the communication between nodes of a distributed system. Program instances run in episodic loops that are triggered by defined input events and that generate checkpoints. The checkpoints indicate when messages are to be sent from the one instance to another instance or other device. The coordinated message exchange protocol allows the instance to send a message to a receiver, to acknowledge that the message has been received, and to confirm the acknowledgement to the receiver.
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