Load distribution in client server system
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsMasahiro Baba, Yoshinori Tahara, Takatoshi Watanabe
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AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsMasahiro Baba, Yoshinori Tahara, Takatoshi Watanabe
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A server distributes operations between the server and a plurality of clients connected to the server. The server includes a communication unit and a delegation processor. The communication unit is configured to receive information indicating a status of a requesting client together with a connection request by the requesting client to the server. The delegation processor is configured to determine a delegation level characterizing a capability of the requesting client to perform at least one operation associated with the connection request and otherwise performed by the server. The delegation processor is also configured to, upon a load status of the server exceeding a predetermined allowable load, notify the requesting client to perform processing of a specified operation associated with the connection request.
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A load balancing method, comprising:
A client hardware system, comprising:
A computer program product, comprising:
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