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Reconciliation of geo-replicated database clusters

US9405816B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 5, 2013
Grant dateAug 2, 2016
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Expiry dateDec 27, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/273
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A database associated with a primary database cluster may be replicated in a backup database cluster located in a different location in order to provide a highly-available fault tolerant database service. The databases are reconciled through a cluster management module distributed in each database cluster. The cluster management module uses a set of reconciliation data structures to track locally the reconciled states of each database in each database cluster, the operations made locally to the databases in each database cluster, and the author of the operations. The cluster management module in each database cluster engages in a stateless messaging protocol using the set of reconciliation data structures to determine whether or not the databases may be reconciled.

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