Methods, devices and systems for initiating, forming and joining memberships in distributed computing systems
US9332069B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 15, 2013 |
| Grant date | May 3, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 3, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/1048
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer-implemented method of deploying a membership of nodes in a distributed computing system may comprise selecting nodes to be part of a membership of nodes; creating a membership task identifying a membership creator node as the node that is creating the membership and comprising a membership target identifying at least one node of the distributed computing system that is to become a member of the membership; and creating a beacon configured to send a create membership message to each identified node, the create membership message comprising at least an identity of the membership task and an identification of the membership. Upon receiving a response from a node in the membership target, the node from which the response was received may be removed from the beacon. The membership may be deployed when a response has been received from each of the nodes identified in the membership target.
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