Method and apparatus for dynamic resource discovery and information distribution in a data network

A system of servers to distribute information, comprising:

• a control manager server to transmit the information to a first group leader server, the information containing first instructions to the first group leader server for transmitting the information to a second group leader server;
• first group leader server to transmit, in response to the first instructions, the information to the second group leader server;
• the second group leader server to request second instructions from the control manager server;
• second group leader server to transmit, in response to the second instructions, the information to a further group leader server;
• and
• the first group leader server to transmit the information to back end servers belonging to a group of the first group leader server, and the second group leader server to transmit the information to back end servers belonging to a group of the second group leader server, and the further group leader server to transmit the information to back end servers belonging to a group of the further group leader server.

A computer readable media, comprising:

• said computer readable media containing instructions for execution on a processor for a method of distributing information to a plurality of servers, the method having,
• transmitting the information from a control manager server to a first group leader server, the information containing first instructions to the first group leader server for transmitting the information to a second group leader server;
• transmitting by the first group leader server, in response to the first instructions, the information to the second group leader server;
• requesting by the second group leader server second instructions from the control manager server;
• transmitting by the second group leader server, in response to the second instructions, the information to a further group leader server;
• and
• transmitting by the first group leader server the information to back end servers belonging to a group of the first group leader server, and transmitting by the second group leader server the information to back end servers belonging to a group of the second group leader server, and transmitting by the further group leader server the information to back end servers belonging to a group of the further group leader server.

A method for distributing information to a plurality of servers, comprising:

• transmitting the information from a control manager server to a first group leader server;
• the first group leader server transmitting the information to a second group leader server;
• requesting, by the second group leader server, instructions from the control manager server;
• and
• transmitting by the second group leader server, in response to the instructions, the information to a further group leader server.

A system of servers to distribute information, comprising:

• a control manager server to transmit information to a first group leader server;
• the first group leader server to transmit the information to a second group leader server;
• the second group leader server to request instructions from the control manager server;
• the second group leader server to transmit, in response to the instructions, the information to a further group leader server.

A computer readable media, comprising:

• said computer readable media containing instructions for execution on a processor for a method of distributing information to a plurality of servers, the method having,
• transmitting the information from a control manager server to a first group leader server;
• the first group leader server transmitting the information to a second group leader server;
• requesting, by the second group leader server, instructions from the control manager server;
• and
• transmitting by the second group leader server, in response to the instructions, the information to a further group leader server.