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Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2018

Filed:

Oct. 02, 2012
Applicant:

Alcatel Lucent, Paris, FR;

Inventors:

Nico Janssens, Putte, BE;

Xueli An, Antwerp, BE;

Assignee:

Alcatel Lucent, Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/50 (2006.01); H04L 12/923 (2013.01); G06F 9/455 (2006.01); H04L 12/803 (2013.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); G06F 11/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 47/762 (2013.01); G06F 9/45558 (2013.01); G06F 9/505 (2013.01); G06F 9/5088 (2013.01); H04L 47/125 (2013.01); G06F 11/3495 (2013.01); H04L 67/1008 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for dynamically assigning resources of a distributed server infrastructure, the method comprising the steps of comparing an observed relative load of an assigned portion of said distributed server infrastructure with a desired relative load; if said observed relative load exceeds said desired relative load assigning additional resources, and redistributing tasks from said assigned portion to said additional resources; and if said desired relative load exceeds said desired relative load: selecting removable resources, redistributing tasks from said removable resources to other resources in said assigned portion, and removing said removable resources from said assigned portion; wherein said redistributing of tasks is performed in such a way that state information related to said tasks is preserved.


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