US 6,526,433 B1 · Adaptive timeout value setting for distributed computing environment (DCE) applications

Abstract

An adaptive timeout value setting is determined for DCE applications, wherein the timeout value setting is adapted and adjusted according to environmental factors and communication conditions between a client/server pair. The adaptive timeout value setting takes into consideration the communication time between a client and a server in each client/server pair in determining and setting a timeout value for each pair. The timeout value for a client/server pair is adjusted in a dynamic fashion so that the client is able to be more adaptive to real environment changes and so that the server's performance is not degraded due to ineffective timeouts. The system and method determines an adaptive timeout value setting in distributed computing environment (DCE) applications for a client/server pair wherein each pair has a client system and a server system. A server response time of the server system is tracked to a remote procedure call from the client system. The remote procedure call includes a binding handle, and the server response time is based on a time of the server system responding to the remote procedure. An optimal timeout value is calculated from the response time, and a timeout value of the binding handle is reset as the optimal timeout value.

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Dependent claims

A method for determining an adaptive timeout value setting in distributed computing environment (DCE) applications for a client/server pair having a client system and a server system, comprising the steps of:

tracking a server response time of the server system to a remote procedure call from the client system, wherein the remote procedure call includes a binding handle, and wherein the server response time is based on a time of the server system responding to the remote procedure,
calculating an optimal timeout value from the response time, and
resetting a timeout value of the binding handle as the optimal timeout value.

A system for determining an adaptive timeout value setting in distributed computing environment (DCE) applications for a client/server pair having a client system and a server system, comprising:

means for tracking a server response time of the server system to a remote procedure call from the client system, wherein the remote procedure call includes a binding handle, and wherein the server response time is based on a time of the server system responding to the remote procedure,
means for calculating an optimal timeout value from the response time, and
means for resetting a timeout value of the binding handle as the optimal timeout value.

A program product on a computer-usable medium for determining an adaptive timeout value setting in distributed computing environment (DCE) applications for a client/server pair having a client system and a server system, comprising the steps of:

instruction means for tracking a server response time of the server system to a remote procedure call from the client system, wherein the remote procedure call includes a binding handle, and wherein the server response time is based on a time of the server system responding to the remote procedure,
instruction means for calculating an optimal timeout value from the response time, and
instruction means for resetting a timeout value of the binding handle as the optimal timeout value.

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Adaptive timeout value setting for distributed computing environment (DCE) applications

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Abstract

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