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Method for shard assignment in a large-scale data processing job

US9298760B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateAug 3, 2012
Grant dateMar 29, 2016
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Expiry dateJun 2, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/2228
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for shard assignment in a large-scale data processing job is provided. Datasets are divided into a plurality of shards and the shards are indexed and aggregated into one or more groups. A worker process is initially assigned an indexed shard from a group. The initial assignment can assigned based on a simple algorithm. The worker's subsequent shard assignment is based on the index of the initially assigned shard.

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