US 2013/0086274 A1 · Timing Management for Implementing Smarter Decisions in Time-Constrained Complex Distribution Systems

Abstract

A timing management node that assigns and adjusts timeout values for a time-constrained complex distributed system based on the nature of a system request, preferences of a customer furnishing a system request, and/or a current state of a complex distributed system. A timing management node evaluates information regarding a system request and information regarding a current state of a complex distributed system to generate timing requirements for the system request. Timing requirements are compiled in a timing policy messager and passed amongst nodes of a complex distributed system with process flow. Timing requirements may be revised during request processing to reflect events that have occurred within the distributed system. A timing policy message contains a timeout value and a total time elapsed parameter for a system request, to permit a complex distributed system to make smarter processing decisions based on a known time remaining to process the given system request.

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Dependent claims

A timing management system and apparatus that assigns and adjusts timing requirements for a time-constrained complex distributed system, comprising:

an interface to a time-constrained complex distributed system;
and
a timing management node to assign and adjust a timing requirement based on a nature of a given system request.

A method of assigning and adjusting a timing requirement for a time-constrained complex distributed system, comprising:

receiving, by a first of a plurality of nodes of a time-constrained complex distributed system, a system request;
forwarding, by said first of said plurality of nodes of said time-constrained complex distributed system, a timing query to a timing management node;
generating, by said timing management node, a timing requirement relevant to said system request for said time-constrained complex distributed system;
compiling, by said timing management node, said timing requirement relevant to said system request for said time-constrained complex distributed system, into a timing policy message;
transmitting, by said timing management node, said timing policy message to said first of said plurality of nodes of said time-constrained complex distributed system;
and
forwarding, by said first of said plurality of nodes of said time-constrained complex distributed system, said timing policy message to a subsequent node of said plurality of nodes.

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Timing Management for Implementing Smarter Decisions in Time-Constrained Complex Distribution Systems

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