EP1114372A4 - A method and apparatus for implementing a workgroup server array - Google Patents

A method and apparatus for implementing a workgroup server array

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EP1114372A4
EP1114372A4 EP00937591A EP00937591A EP1114372A4 EP 1114372 A4 EP1114372 A4 EP 1114372A4 EP 00937591 A EP00937591 A EP 00937591A EP 00937591 A EP00937591 A EP 00937591A EP 1114372 A4 EP1114372 A4 EP 1114372A4
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server array
workgroup server
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array
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French (fr)
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EP1114372A1 (en
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Ivan Chung-Shuang Hwang
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F15/00—Digital computers in general; Data processing equipment in general
    • G06F15/16—Combinations of two or more digital computers each having at least an arithmetic unit, a program unit and a register, e.g. for a simultaneous processing of several programs
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L67/00—Network arrangements or protocols for supporting network services or applications
    • H04L67/01—Protocols
    • H04L67/10—Protocols in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network
    • H04L67/1001—Protocols in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network for accessing one among a plurality of replicated servers
    • H04L67/1004—Server selection for load balancing
    • H04L67/1017—Server selection for load balancing based on a round robin mechanism
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L67/00—Network arrangements or protocols for supporting network services or applications
    • H04L67/01—Protocols
    • H04L67/10—Protocols in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network
    • H04L67/1001—Protocols in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network for accessing one among a plurality of replicated servers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L67/00—Network arrangements or protocols for supporting network services or applications
    • H04L67/01—Protocols
    • H04L67/10—Protocols in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network
    • H04L67/1001—Protocols in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network for accessing one among a plurality of replicated servers
    • H04L67/1034—Reaction to server failures by a load balancer

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
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  • Computer And Data Communications (AREA)
  • Multi Processors (AREA)
EP00937591A 1999-05-20 2000-05-17 A method and apparatus for implementing a workgroup server array Withdrawn EP1114372A4 (en)

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US13531899P 1999-05-20 1999-05-20
US135318P 1999-05-20
PCT/US2000/013595 WO2000072167A1 (en) 1999-05-20 2000-05-17 A method and apparatus for implementing a workgroup server array

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EP1114372A1 EP1114372A1 (en) 2001-07-11
EP1114372A4 true EP1114372A4 (en) 2009-09-16

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JP (1) JP4864210B2 (en)
KR (1) KR20010074733A (en)
CN (1) CN1173281C (en)
AU (1) AU5273800A (en)
CA (1) CA2338025C (en)
WO (1) WO2000072167A1 (en)

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CN1310821A (en) 2001-08-29
CA2338025A1 (en) 2000-11-30
CN1173281C (en) 2004-10-27
AU5273800A (en) 2000-12-12
KR20010074733A (en) 2001-08-09
CA2338025C (en) 2004-06-22
JP2003500742A (en) 2003-01-07
JP4864210B2 (en) 2012-02-01
EP1114372A1 (en) 2001-07-11

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