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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 22, 1999
David T. Chen, Evanston, IL (US);
Philip J. Fleming, Glen Ellyn, IL (US);
David T. Chen, Evanston, IL (US);
Philip J. Fleming, Glen Ellyn, IL (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
A communication system network () having a plurality of servers (-through N), each having a load level based on serving a number of clients (-through M), a method includes grouping plurality of servers (-through N) into a plurality of server groups Gthrough Gk (-through k) respectively having load levels progressively from a least amount of load level to a most amount of load level, calculating a plurality of time periods Tthrough Tk corresponding to the server groups Gthrough Gk, assigning load to a server selected from the servers in the server group Gfrom an initial time until expiration of the time period T, after expiration of each of the time periods Tthrough Tk measured from the initial time, load assignment takes place by assigning load to a server selected from the servers in the server groups from Gand and at least one other server group, in server groups Gthrough Gk, corresponding to an expiring time period.