Scalable communication within a distributed system using dynamic communication trees

In a network, a system for simultaneously communicating between at least any one of a plurality of nodes and all other nodes in said network including those in said plurality comprising:

• means for establishing a directory data base in each of said at least any one of a plurality of nodes and said all other nodes, said directory data base providing an address of each of said at least any one of a plurality of nodes and said all other nodes;
• means for building a like plurality of dynamic communication trees from said at least any one of a plurality of nodes in cooperation with said all other nodes in accordance with each respective said address, each of said communication trees corresponding respectively to one of said plurality of nodes;
• means for establishing a like plurality of different kinds of communication packets, each of said plurality of different kinds of communication packets corresponding respectively to one of said communication trees, and each packet of said plurality of different kinds of communication packets containing both a command to be executed and forwarding information based on configuration of its respective said one of said communication trees;
• means for simultaneously forwarding said each packet of said plurality of different kinds of communication packets to said all other nodes in said network including those in said plurality in accordance with said forwarding information;
• and,
• each of said all other nodes in said network including those in said plurality containing means, responsive to operation of said forwarding means, for executing said command thereby providing a command response and for returning said response to said at least any one of a plurality of nodes by way of said its respective said one of said communication trees.

In a network, a computer program product for use on a computer for simultaneously communicating between at least any one of a plurality of nodes and all other nodes in said network including those in said plurality, said computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable program code thereon, said computer readable program code comprising:

• program code for establishing a directory data base in each of said at least any one of a plurality of nodes and said all other nodes, said directory data base providing an address of each of said at least any one of a plurality of nodes and said all other nodes;
• program code for building a like plurality of dynamic communication trees from said at least any one of a plurality of nodes in cooperation with said all other nodes in accordance with each respective said address, each of said communication trees corresponding respectively to one of said plurality of nodes;
• program code for establishing a like plurality of different kinds of communication packets, each of said plurality of different kinds of communication packets corresponding respectively to one of said communication trees, and each packet of said plurality of different kinds of communication packets containing both a command to be executed and forwarding information based on configuration of its respective said one of said communication trees;
• program code for simultaneously forwarding said each packet of said plurality of different kinds of communication packets to said all other nodes in said network including those in said plurality in accordance with said forwarding information;
• and,
• each of said all other nodes in said network including those in said plurality containing program code, responsive to operation of said forwarding program code, for executing said command thereby providing a command response and for returning said response to said at least any one of a plurality of nodes by way of said its respective said one of said communication trees.

In a network, a method for communicating between any one node and all other nodes in said network comprising:

• establishing a directory data base in each of said one node and said all other nodes, said directory data base providing an address of each of said one node and said all other nodes;
• building a dynamic communication tree from said one node in cooperation with said all other nodes in accordance with each respective said address;
• establishing communication packets, each of said packets containing both a command to be executed and forwarding information based on configuration of said communication tree;
• forwarding said packets from said one node to said all other nodes in accordance with said forwarding information;
• executing said command responsive to operation of said forwarding, thereby providing a command response;
• and,
• returning said response to said one node.

In a network, a method for simultaneously communicating between at least any one of a plurality of nodes and all other nodes in said network including those in said plurality comprising:

• establishing a directory data base in each of said at least any one of a plurality of nodes and said all other nodes, said directory data base providing an address of each of said at least any one of a plurality of nodes and said all other nodes;
• building a like plurality of dynamic communication trees from said at least any one of a plurality of nodes in cooperation with said all other nodes in accordance with each respective said address, each of said communication trees corresponding respectively to one of said plurality of nodes;
• establishing a like plurality of different kinds of communication packets, each of said plurality of different kinds of communication packets corresponding respectively to one of said communication trees, and each packet of said plurality of different kinds of communication packets containing both a command to be executed and forwarding information based on configuration of its respective said one of said communication trees;
• simultaneously forwarding said each packet of said plurality of different kinds of communication packets to said all other nodes in said network including those in said plurality in accordance with said forwarding information;
• and,
• responsive to operation of said forwarding, executing said command thereby providing a command response;
• and,
• returning said response to said at least any one of a plurality of nodes by way of said its respective said one of said communication trees.

In a network a computer program product for use on a computer for communicating between any one node and all other nodes in said network, said computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable program code thereon, said computer readable program code comprising:

• program code for establishing a directory data base in each of said one node and said all other nodes, said directory data base providing an address of each of said one node and said all other nodes;
• program code for building a dynamic communication tree from said one node in cooperation with said all other nodes in accordance with each respective said address;
• program code for establishing communication packets, each of said packets containing both a command to be executed and forwarding information based on configuration of said communication tree;
• program code for forwarding said packets from said one node to said all other nodes in accordance with said forwarding information;
• each of said all other nodes containing program code, responsive to operation of said forwarding program code, for executing said command thereby providing a command response and for returning said response to said one node.